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With his eyes and those hands there won't be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.' 'Courting, dear,' my father corrected gently. 'Semantics,' she shrugged.
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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She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep.
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Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor.
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.
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The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
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