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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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It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall.
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How odd to watch a mortal kindle / Then to dwindle day by day / Knowing their bright souls are tinder / And the wind will have its way
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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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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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The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.
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I also felt guilty about the three pens I'd stolen, but only for a second. And since there was no convenient way to give them back, I stole a bottle of ink before I left.
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There is something powerfully beguiling about the excited eyes of a young woman. They can pull all manner of nonsense out of a foolish young man, and I was no exception to this rule.
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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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I'd love to take a stab at writing videogames. There are a lot of storytelling opportunities that really aren't being taken advantage of in that field. I'd like to experiment with telling a truly non-linear story.
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I take back everything I ever said about that boy being clever. He turned around to face the bar while leveling an accusatory finger at the closed door. That, he said firmly to the room in general, is what comes of working with iron every day.
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I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.
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...it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.
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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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That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.
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Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones.
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It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.
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The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
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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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There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.
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He then proceeded to shout at Alpha and Beta, a sign that he was in a genuine good mood. They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he accused them of things I'm sure no donkey has ever willingly done, especially not Beta, who possessed impeccable moral character.
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