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Stories only happen to people who can tell them.

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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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If the beard gives a modifier to seduction, I'm guessing it's not a positive one.
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That's all that really matters in the end. Stories.
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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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It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.
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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 grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old grandfather. You have to sit through some pretty off-topic stuff before he starts telling his cool old war stories.
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The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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...if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.
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Congratulations. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Ever.
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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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There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind.
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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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We need time to relax and enjoy ourselves too, no matter how dark the story. The occasional humorous moment helps with that. That's one of the things that Joss Whedon excels at in his storytelling.
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...hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things, but you don't. When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
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Science is just magic with better PR.
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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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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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Thieves, Heretics, and Whores
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I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I’m like that. If I stop reading, I die.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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