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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
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.
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Joss [Whedon] is an excellent storyteller. It really doesn't matter what medium he's working in.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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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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The desire for knowledge shapes a man.
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That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.
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I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.
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I was nervous about writing Slow Regard.
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There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth. Vashet smiled lazily. And if the pursuit of the truth was my goal, that would concern me. She gave a long yawn, stretching like a happy cat. Instead I will focus on the joy in my heart, [...}
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Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.
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For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for.
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For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.
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Remember this son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can't sing. Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart. And, some men's minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly, no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.
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After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd.
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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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But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.
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I'm not a big fan of overt marketing. I'd much rather just put things out there for people to see. I'm just putting it out there for people to see. If people think this is cool, I'm hoping they'll tell their friends.
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I have no balance. My life is a hot mess.
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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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The seeds of the past bear fruit in the present.
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