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The Wise Man's Fear, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two, is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss and the second volume in The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was published on March 1, 2011 by DAW Books. It is the sequel to 2007's The Name of the Wind.
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
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“Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment.”
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Context: We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.
“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
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“You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said.
"There's an easy way?" I asked.”
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“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”
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“Words cannot always do the work we need them to. Music is there for when words fail us.”
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“Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
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“My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.”
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“I won the only duel I ever lost.”
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“All the truth in the world is held in stories.”
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