Patrick Rothfuss

“Do you know many stories?” He smiled, and the network of lines that crossed his face turned to make themselves part of…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“It was baffling. These creatures. The were fraught and frayed win their desire. A snake would never poison itself, but these folk…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Chronicler looked down, shaking his head. “I don’t understand this fear you have of the Cthaeh,” he said. “Well,” Bast said, “evidence…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Could you help me catch the moon?” “I might be able to give you some advice,” the old man said reluctantly. “But…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“A skilled observer might notice there was something his gaze avoided. The same way you avoid meeting the eye of an old…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. Music…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We…

— Patrick Rothfuss

There is a difference between something being essential, and it being necessary. If you take your favorite book and strip it down…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Kvothe continued, smiling himself “I see you laugh. Very well, for simplicity’s sake, let us assume I am the center of creation.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“This is the nature of love,” Vashet said. “To attempt to describe it will drive a woman mad. That is what keeps…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“But I'm collecting the story of his life. The real story.' Chronicler made a helpless gesture. 'Without the dark parts it's just…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The Lethani is the same everywhere,” she said firmly. “It is not like the wind, changing from place to place.” “The Lethani…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It was only then I realized I didn't know the name of Elodin's class. I leafed through the ledger until I spotted…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“One of the things I hear a lot from people is how they found my book, or how they’ve shared it with…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“This isn’t the hand of some swooning princess who sits tatting lace and waiting for some prince to save her. This is…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“So much was so easy. Glamour was second nature. It was just making folk see what they wanted to see. Fooling folk…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Now it's virtually impossible to write a game that successfully provides challenge and frustration, and that's a shame. We are going to…

— Patrick Rothfuss

With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Old beggars in stories are never really old beggars," Simmon said with a hint of accusation in his voice. "They're always a…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I'd like to work with some of the videogame companies for the simple fact that they obviously need some sort of writer's…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Whenever you write a character, you want to make them themselves, you want to make them unique. You don't want fifty characters…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Unfortunately, a lot of fantasy is chock full of sexism and racism. A lot of authors don't even realize they're doing it,…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn't make me graduate.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The sweet smile of a young woman. There is nothing better in the world. It is worth more than salt. Something in…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“—Eso no suena nada sospechoso —dijo—. ¡Y luego te preguntas por qué la gente habla de ti! —No me pregunto por qué…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“-Me miras con esos ojos verdes como si yo significara algo. No me importa que tengas cosas mejores que hacer. Me conformo…

— Patrick Rothfuss

He taught only one class: 'Unlikely Maths'. But since the time was listed as "now" and the place, "everywhere," this was hardly…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The sweet smile of a young woman. There is nothing better in the world. It is worth more than salt. Something in…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Sometimes I go outside after a long stretch of writing and I'm surprised it's not raining. Or that it's daylight. Or that…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“I sat still as stone with my fingers aching. I wanted to play, not listen. Want isn’t strong enough a word. I…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“She shook her head vigorously, refusing to look at me as tears started to spill down her cheeks. “It’s not fine. I…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“I briefly entertained the notion that I was insane and didn't know it. Then I considered the possibility that I had always…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I’d heard you were dead.” "I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit…

— Patrick Rothfuss