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You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.
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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Feel free to call me by my first name: Master.
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I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.
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That's all that really matters in the end. Stories.
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It's hard for a newbie author to get noticed.
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Writing a good query letter has very little to do with writing a good novel. But if you can't write the one, it makes it really hard to get the other published.
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When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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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 don't speak fluent bumpkin.
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Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor.
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The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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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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You know, I could have carried you.
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I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket, Wil said. And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake.
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I will say the most raw joy I've experienced reading has probably come from the times I've been reading with my little boys.
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Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we'll be on our way, but he'll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies.
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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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