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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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Coming to grips with being a bit of a celebrity. That's not anything I ever expected to have to deal with in my life.
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I was nervous about writing Slow Regard.
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Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.
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Metal rusts, music lasts forever.
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A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind.
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The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.
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Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.
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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 really, sometimes you think you are going to one place, but then you decide that is dumb idea. Then you go somewhere else and it is a worse idea. But then you switch again and you might have a beautiful accident.
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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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He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?” The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,” Bast said. The innkeeper raised an eyebrow. “I’ve been tasting,” Bast said, emphasizing the word. “Tasting comes before drinking.
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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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We need to read good books, and for that to happen, we need to share good books.
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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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I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by itself. Over the last several years, my life has been all about writing these books, but the books aren't about my life.
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You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.
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And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends on story.
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If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way
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Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.
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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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