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
Sought we the Scrivani word-work of Surthur Long-long in ledger all hope forgotten Yet fast-found for friendship fair the book-bringer Hot comes… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
I've never really understood the desire people have to quantify a baby. "He's X big and Y long," As if the baby… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I'm not a stereotypical professor type. I don't smoke a pipe and wear a tweedy jacket. I'm more like a student who… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
What were you thinking?" Bast said with an odd mixture of confusion and concern. Coat was a long while in answering. "I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth." Vashet smiled lazily. "And if the pursuit of… — 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
A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I have known her longer, my smile said. True, you have been inside the circle of her arms, tasted her mouth, felt… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
You see, women are like fires, like flames. Some women are like candles, bright and friendly. Some are like single sparks, or… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The good thing about working on the books for 14 years before they hit the shelves is that I worked out most… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
However, while being able to think about two things at the same time is a terribly convenient, the training it takes to… — 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
