Writing Quotes by Patrick Rothfuss

“Sit your ass down and write.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

I was nervous about writing Slow Regard.

— Patrick Rothfuss

I write what I don't know. It's way more interesting.

— Patrick Rothfuss

Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?

— Patrick Rothfuss

“He writes like he´s afraid someone might actually understand him.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.

— Patrick Rothfuss

As a writer, I first felt successful before I was published.

— Patrick Rothfuss

Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.

— Patrick Rothfuss

If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.

— Patrick Rothfuss

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

— Patrick Rothfuss

I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives.

— Patrick Rothfuss

I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Some people are going to be impatient no matter what. If I wrote two books a year, someone out there would be…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It's easier to write about heartbreak after you've had your heart broken. You have more material to draw from, you can extrapolate…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I'm just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I'm the sort of person who worries about the difference…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Most games follow a real railroad plot, no matter what you want, you're following their storyline to its unavoidable conclusion. I'd like…

— Patrick Rothfuss

In my opinion there are two basic questions that any writer tries to answer. "What is?" is the question non-fiction asks. "What…

— Patrick Rothfuss

You can't write good characters if you can't imagine what it's like being in another person's skin. And if you can imagine…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Writing from a teen's perspective is easy as pie. At least I've actually been a teen. I've never been a woman, or…

— Patrick Rothfuss

The myth of writer as, like, Asperger-style misanthrope, or, like, the Jack Nicholson, 'As Good As It Gets' - it just doesn't…

— Patrick Rothfuss

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

The problem with dragons is that everyone uses them. All the time. When that happens, they become commonplace. A lot of people…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I think authors are just realizing there's no real reason to feel limited to a narrow set of genre rules in their…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I have heard what poets write about women. They rhyme and rhapsodize and lie. I have watched sailors on the shore stare…

— Patrick Rothfuss

The thing that helps me do a good job is that I don't feel the need to explain everything about the world…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“If you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I really enjoy work to a purpose. Maybe that makes me kind of strange. In some ways - and this is going…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond.…

— Patrick Rothfuss

There is nothing I can't do writing in Fantasy. I can have romance, I can have mystery, I can have drama, I…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I have a blog where I keep in touch with my fans. I write about things that are important to me. Sometimes…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing…

— Patrick Rothfuss

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

I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by…

— Patrick Rothfuss

For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what…

— Patrick Rothfuss

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