“It had felt as if I were truly awake for the first time, true knowledge running like ice in my blood. The… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“The wild women in his lap,' my father enthused, 'laying their breasts on his head.' There was a moment of stunned silence.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I was pretty poor for a long time. Not *poor* poor. But college student poor. I lived for most of my adult… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
He taught only one class: 'Unlikely Maths'. But since the time was listed as "now" and the place, "everywhere," this was hardly… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
We need time to relax and enjoy ourselves too, no matter how dark the story. The occasional humorous moment helps with that.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The problem with dragons is that everyone uses them. All the time. When that happens, they become commonplace. A lot of people… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I'm struggling with what is epic. People decided I was epic - if by epic, do you mean a big, heavy book?… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“TOWARD THE END OF the summer I accidentally overheard a conversation that shook me out of my state of blissful ignorance. When… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Many memories are simply painful, and there's no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“In my defense, I could have dispensed with the truth entirely and told a much better story. Lies are simpler, and most… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Music is a proud, temperamental mistress. Give her the time and attention she deserves, and she is yours. Slight her and there… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.” Bast nodded eagerly at this,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
“Prefiero tocar canciones que divierten a mis amigos que complacer a quienes me juzgan basándose solo en habladurías" - Kvothe” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
“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 talk," I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
“The point isn't to win the game. The point is to play a beautiful game. (paraphrased)” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
“There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
I smiled,"Deoch, my heart is made of stronger stuff than glass. When she strikes she'll find it strong as iron-bound brass, or gold and… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
I have a blog where I keep in touch with my fans. I write about things that are important to me. Sometimes on there… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. Alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
But how awful would that be? How terrible to live surrounded by the stark, sharp, hollowness of things that simply were enough? — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
I was pretty poor for a long time. Not *poor* poor. But college student poor. I lived for most of my adult life living… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share
