Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

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• Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones. Ones
• He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places. Always Wandering
• All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect. All
• What are the three most important rules of the chemist?" This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere. Ben
• When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it. Bring
• Do not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath. Beneath
• Auri took it, and peered inside the small leather sack. “Why this is lovely, Kvothe. What lives in the salt?” Trace minerals, I thought. Chromium,… Apples
• I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself. Belong
• I was the kid who was too geeky for the other kids. Geeky
• A lot of new writers assume you have to know the where the story is going and that it flows out as molten gold. But… Accident
• My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary… Camels
• Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain Ability
• Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly,… Distance

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