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You know, I could have carried you.
Patrick Rothfuss
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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Carried
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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It's hard to be wrongfully accused, but it's worse when the people looking down on you are clods who have never read a book or traveled more than twenty miles from the place they were born.
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I’d heard he had started a fistfight in one of the seedier local taverns because someone had insisted on saying the word “utilize” instead of “use.
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Simmon pushed his hair out of his eyes, laughing boyishly. You can't argue your way out of this one! She's obviously stupid for you. And you're just plain stupid, so it's a great match.
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I decided to dub the room with the good chairs my lutery. Or perhaps my performatory. I would need a while to come up with something suitably pretentious.
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.
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I guess I'm destined to be loveless
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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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What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of the geek community.
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Fantasy is a genre that allows me to create anything I want. That, in turn, allows me to explore any sort of idea I'm curious about. I love it because Fantasy is a genre that asks, What if...? That's my favorite question.
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I think the best part of being an author is that I get to learn about anything I want and explain it away as research.
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If you're an actor, you know people are going to recognize you in a restaurant. If you're a rock star, you know people are going to stop you on the street and ask you for your autograph. But as an author? That's not something I was ready for.
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Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you love good reviews is one of the nicest things you can do for an author. What's more it's good for the entire community.
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For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for.
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I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.
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Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor.
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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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I learned to love the feel of good words.
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