“[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
It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. — 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
“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
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
“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
“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
“He looked down at me. "Congratulations," he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mixture of… — 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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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 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
The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Re'lar Kvothe," he said seriously. "I am trying to wake your sleeping mind to the subtle language the world is whispering. I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“A skilled observer might notice there was something his gaze avoided. The same way you avoid meeting the eye of an old… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“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 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
“Wilem: 'What is the word for that here? A man who is intimate with both women and men?' 'Lucky?' Denna suggested. 'Tired?… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“You know that feeling when you tip your chair too far and begin to fall backward? The sensation was something like that,… — 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
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