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 Copy Share Image
I'm not implying that fantasy is for kids. I'm saying that more and more people are finally realizing that there's more to… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Think of all the stories you've heard, Bast. You have a young boy, the hero. His parents are killed he sets out… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
This is how deeply rooted stories are, folks. We crave them before we can walk, and we start telling them before we… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?” Bast asked curiously. “I haven’t the slightest idea. I was never… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story? — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There is a difference between something being essential, and it being necessary. If you take your favorite book and strip it down… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Chronicler picked up his pen, but before he could dip it, Kvothe held up a hand. "Let me say one thing before… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
It's one thing to not want an evil-sorcerer type villain in your story, but it's another thing to avoid having any sort… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I'd love to take a stab at writing videogames. There are a lot of storytelling opportunities that really aren't being taken advantage… — 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
