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The Wise Man's Fear

The Wise Man's Fear

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.


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“There is a great deal of difference between a penis and a heart.”

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Variant: There is a great difference between being fearless and being brave.
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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

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Source: The Wise Man's Fear (2011), Chapter 43, “The Flickering Way” (p. 318)

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“Love is blind, and a deaf-mute too.”

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“I scowled as loudly as I could.”

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“Sometimes leaving is the only thing you can do.”

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“You,” I said, “are sweet music in a distant room.”

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