“[Simmon] "Go on." I [Kvothe] stayed where I was. "It's not that easy." "Nothing's ever easy with you," Wilem muttered.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“...If there's one thing I'm well versed in it's my own good qualities.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Close your mouth, E'lir Kvothe, or I will feel obliged to put some vile tonic in it. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
If your name is getting too heavy, you should have Kvothe give you a new one. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“And it was a secret thing, of sorts. I have always had a weakness for secrets.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Sólo los sacerdotes y los locos no tienen miedo a nada, y yo nunca me he llevado muy bien con Dios” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Wilem looked at me 'Why are you smiling?' "I'm relieved",I said honestly." I was worried I had given myself cadmium poisoning, or… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Ambrose turned on his heel and stormed off, but before he made it through the door, Elodin burst out singing: ‘He's a… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Wilem snorted."That doesn't sound suspicious at all," he said. "And you wonder why people talk about you." "I don't wonder why they… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Denna peered out of the hedge toward the path, and I looked at her. Her hair fell like a curtain down the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Maple. Maypole Catch and carry. Ash and Ember. Elderberry. Woolen. Woman. Moon at night. Willow. Window. Candlelight. Fallow farrow. Ash and oak.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
THE NAME OF THE WIND marks the debut of a writer we would all do well to watch. Patrick Rothfuss has real… — Terry Brooks Copy Share Image
“I will admit, I've never had a student offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he's worth my… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“We can't do anything but snap at each other," I said. "The masters made sure of that. Anything too extreme would get… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Celean looked at me for a moment, the hint of a serious line between her pale eyebrows. Then she laughed brightly and… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
After an awkward pause, Bast extended his hand. Chronicler hesitated for a bare moment before reaching out quickly, as if he were… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Still, these days when I daydream about the movie, I don't think about the big picture. It's more fun for me to… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Auri took it, and peered inside the small leather sack. “Why this is lovely, Kvothe. What lives in the salt?” Trace minerals,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“It's easy to forget when you're around." She stopped walking for a moment and I had to stop too, as she'd linked… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“You are unmannerly,sharp-tounged, and show no respect for your betters,which is practically everyone given your lowly ravel birth." "I am Edema Ruh… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“I wasn't entirely surprised to find Elodin on Stonebridge. Very little about the Master Namer surprised me these days. He sat on… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Apparently the soft cheese I'd been served possessed a rind.A rind any civilized person would have recognized as inedible and meant to… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe." Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“She has enough men fawning over her," I said. "They come and go like . . ." I strained to think of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“None were good enough for her, so I held them in contempt and hated them. They in turn hated and feared me.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Elodin pointed down the street. "What color is that boy's shirt?" "Blue." "What do you mean by blue? Describe it." I struggled… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Her eyes were dark. Dark as chocolate, dark as coffee, dark as the polished wood of my father’s lute. They were set… — Kvothe in written by Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Kvothe looked at Bast for a long moment. “Oh Bast,” he said softly to his student. His smile was gentle and sad.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“It is easier to understand if you think of it in terms of music. Sometimes a man enjoys a symphony. Elsetimes he… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Sought we the Scrivani word-work of Surthur Long-lost in ledger all hope forgotten. Yet fast-found for friendship fair the book-bringer Hot comes… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“See a woman pale as snow? Silent come and silent go. What's their plan? What's their plan? Chandrian. Chandrian.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Wilem tapped Simmon's shoulder."He's telling the truth." Simmon glanced over at him."Why would you say that?" "He sounds more sincere then that… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Vashet: “I will admit, I’ve never had a studen offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he’s worth… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image