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Patrick Rothfuss Inspirational Quotes (218)

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Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.
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My only real daydreamy casting over the years has been Natalie Portman for Denna. She's an amazing actress, and Denna is going to be one of the hardest characters to pull off.
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When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it.
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Did I ever mention I used to be a delivery driver too? I was. I can read a map. What’s more, using a brilliant mixture of zen navigation, Aristotelian logic, and pure rage I can get you your package and/or delicious sandwich relatively close to on-time.
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It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to be itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true.
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I think the best part of being an author is that I get to learn about anything I want and explain it away as research.
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.
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I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.
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If you open the door and realize things like the fact that Batman is occupying the same narrative space that Robin Hood used to fill 400 years ago, then you have the freedom to ignore the pointless what is literature discussion and just talk about stories.
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Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.
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Fantasy is a genre that allows me to create anything I want. That, in turn, allows me to explore any sort of idea I'm curious about. I love it because Fantasy is a genre that asks, What if...? That's my favorite question.
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I don't really have a lot of expensive tastes. What else am I really going to do with my money? Buy a little red sports car? Wear a lot of jewelry? Build a castle? Well... I might do the last one. Maybe. Eventually. But that doesn't mean I can't run Worldbuilders too.
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If I'd been whoring before class and waved a corset at him, no one would have thought twice about it!
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It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.
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What were you thinking? Bast said with an odd mixture of confusion and concern. Coat was a long while in answering. I tend to think too much Bast. My greatest successes tended to come when I stopped thinking and simply did what felt right, even if there was no explantion for what I did.
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Feel free to call me by my first name: Master.
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What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of the geek community.
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I'm honestly not a big fan of pitching things. I'm a firm believer of letting the product speak for iteself.
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Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.
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Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you love good reviews is one of the nicest things you can do for an author. What's more it's good for the entire community.
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Is there a connection between language and magic? Yes. Ten times yes. So much yes that it almost doesn't bear talking about. It's as pointless that arguing that the sun is hot.
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I learned to love the feel of good words.
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...it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.
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If you're an actor, you know people are going to recognize you in a restaurant. If you're a rock star, you know people are going to stop you on the street and ask you for your autograph. But as an author? That's not something I was ready for.
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