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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.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places.
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Secrets of the heart. We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us. There they sit, growing heavier, festering. Given enough time, they cannot help but crush the heart that holds them.
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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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