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Story Quotes by 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 of Tolkien's legacy.…
- Fantasy is my favorite genre for reading and writing. We have more options than anyone else, and the best props and special effects. That means…
- Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside…
- It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build…
- You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.
- I believe it, Chronicler found himself thinking. Before it was just a story, but now I can believe it. This is the face of a…
- I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves.
- What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?” Bast asked curiously. “I haven’t the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think…
- All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his…
- With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I fear approaching her…
- 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…
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