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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.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Denna is a wild thing, I explained. Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna.
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...if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.
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Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.
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I learned to love the feel of good words.
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Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.
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