Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There is some conflict between religion and science in my world, but that's nothing new. Science, at its root, is a rational… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In the hours that followed, I learned that Ademic hand gestures did not actually represent facial expressions. It was nothing so simple… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I've got a solid grounding in history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, etc etc. That means I actually have a good idea about how… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In brief, worldbuilding is different than setting in my opinion. Setting is a room. A backdrop. It's scenery. But without good worldbuilding,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Frequently, an author gets "orphaned" at a publisher. What this means is that an editor buys their book, then ends up getting… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The myth stems from the belief that writing is some mystical process. That it's magical. That it abides by its own set… — 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 Image
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 Image
“Prefiero tocar canciones que divierten a mis amigos que complacer a quienes me juzgan basándose solo en habladurías" - Kvothe” — 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 talk," I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“The point isn't to win the game. The point is to play a beautiful game. (paraphrased)” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
