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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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That was another lesson I had learned perhaps too well: people meant pain.
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Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.
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Metal rusts, music lasts forever.
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And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends on story.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a long time to wait for a sequel, but it's a short, short time to WRITE a sequel.
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Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.
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What are the three most important rules of the chemist? This I knew from Ben. Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.
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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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Good lord woman. If i had tits like yours I'd own half the world by now.
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Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.
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I'd like to work with some of the videogame companies for the simple fact that they obviously need some sort of writer's help. I play videogames, and lately it's hard for me to enjoy them because I'm spending all my time cringing at the corny dialogue, thin characters, and glaring plot holes.
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Over his own dark Cealdish beard. Nothing like your marvelous facebear.
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If you fall, you fall, Elodin shrugged. Sometimes falling teaches us things too. In dreams you often fall before you wake.
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If I'd been whoring before class and waved a corset at him, no one would have thought twice about it!
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Auri, I asked slowly, are you joking with me? She looked up and grinned. Yes I am, she said proudly. Isn't it wonderful?
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There is a sort of camaraderie that rarely exists except between men who have fought the same enemies and know the same women.
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I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently. A story needs room to grow and evolve.
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Science is just magic with better PR.
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I loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them.
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