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Feel free to call me by my first name: Master.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Patrick James Rothfuss
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Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.
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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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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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Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.
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Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?
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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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