How odd to watch a mortal kindle / Then to dwindle day by day / Knowing their bright souls are tinder /… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we'll be on our way, but he'll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said. "There's an easy way?" I asked. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
She looked at me. "What? Is there something wrong with my idea?" "It's not very heroic," I said dismissively. "I was expecting… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Simmon pushed his hair out of his eyes, laughing boyishly. "You can't argue your way out of this one! She's obviously stupid… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The framed tale is, in my opinion, one of the most natural ways to tell a story. If you think of it,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I also felt guilty about the three pens I'd stolen, but only for a second. And since there was no convenient way… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I would never normally approach a woman in this way, but I couldn't help but notice that you have the eyes of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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
I took a deep breath, 'I took the nahlrout because I didn't want to faint. I needed to let them know they… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I know better than to read reviews but I do it anyway. Somebody described my pacing as 'glacial.' I wasn't thrilled, but… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend. — 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
The way I cook it's more like mad science. There's a lot of inspiration and dramatic failure with the occasional gorgeous success. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The second was some rather bad poetry, but it was short, and I forced my way through by gritting my teeth and… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
When you read a fantasy novel part of the fun is getting to explore a new world. Everyone knows that. But I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I really enjoy work to a purpose. Maybe that makes me kind of strange. In some ways - and this is going… — 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
Soft fantasy worlds have a much looser cause-and-effect relationship. Alchemists can turn lead into gold and nobody wonders about how it will impact the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
