Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

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• It was only then I realized I didn't know the name of Elodin's class. I leafed through the ledger until I spotted Elodin's name, then… Beneath
• No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not… Bitter
• We all become what we pretend to be. All
• You may have heard of me. Heard
• Only a fool worries over what he can’t control. Control
• The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And… Bilbo
• Why are you smiling?' 'I'm relieved,' I said honestly. 'I was worried I'd given myself cadmium poisoning, or I had some mysterious disease. This is… Cadmium
• There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience. Few
• Just a little. Just the first faint breath of love... It wasn’t dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with a crack of thunder following. It… Bolt
• A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike. Any
• Feel free to call me by my first name: Master. Call
• Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason. Better
• ...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth. Convincing
• It's a shame you left without a word, you know. She was just beginning to trust you before that. Before you got angry. Before you… Alone
• Close your mouth, E'lir Kvothe, or I will feel obliged to put some vile tonic in it. Close
• I spoke it soft, but close enough to brush against her lips. I spoke it quiet, but near enough so that the sound of it… Brush
• ...hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things, but you don't.… Believe
• Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets. Find
• If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you're lucky. Close
• You still think I've gone cracked in the head," Ben said, amused. "Listen, if tomorrow we pulled into Biren and someone told you there were… Agreed

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