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I don't speak fluent bumpkin.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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It's hard for me to take myself too seriously when I'm constantly experiencing firsthand what an incredible gimp I can be.
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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 that, you naturally want other people's lives to be better. You want to make that happen.
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My favourite member of the Beatles is Lennon. He might have been crazy. But he's my kind of crazy.
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Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.
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I walked across the polished marble floor and sat on a red velvet lounging couch. I idly wondered how exactly one was supposed to lounge. I couldn't remember ever doing it myself. After a moment's consideration, I decided lounging was probably similar to relaxing, but with more money in your pocket.
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That is like throwing two virgins into a bed. Enthusiasm, passion, and ignorance are not a good combination. Someone is likely to get hurt.
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I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks good on paper: sell your books directly and keep a bigger chunk of the profit for yourself. No rejection letters. No hassle with agents. Sounds good, right?
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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. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.
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...it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.
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Sometimes I go outside after a long stretch of writing and I'm surprised it's not raining. Or that it's daylight. Or that it's not the middle of winter. I don't know if that level of immersion is normal, but it's now I do things. I like it. It works well for me.
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I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading.
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Hours later the blank sheet still stared at me, and I beat my fist against the desk in fury and fustration, striking it so hard my hand bled. That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.
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As a writer, I first felt successful before I was published.
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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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Whenever you write a character, you want to make them themselves, you want to make them unique. You don't want fifty characters in your book and they all pretty much act and think the same except they have different colored hair.
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Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?
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Only priests and fools are fearless and I've never been on the best of terms with God.
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.
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Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?
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Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don't close things off properly at the end.
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