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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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I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading.
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When the hearthfire turns to blue, what to do? what to do? run outside, run and hide when his eyes are black as crow? where to go? where to go? near and far. Here they are. see a man without a face? move like ghosts from place to place. whats their plan? whats their plan? Chandrian. Chandrian
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Science is just magic with better PR.
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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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Writing a good query letter has very little to do with writing a good novel. But if you can't write the one, it makes it really hard to get the other published.
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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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A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind.
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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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I’d heard you were dead.” I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.
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Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.
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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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We try to spread the word about the charity by doing fun little stunts to catch people's attention. Like when Hank Green did a music video for us.
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A lot of new writers assume you have to know the where the story is going and that it flows out as molten gold. But really, sometimes you think you are going to one place, but then you decide that is dumb idea. Then you go somewhere else and it is a worse idea. But then you switch again and you might have a beautiful accident.
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It was only then I realized I didn't know the name of Elodin's class. I leafed through the ledger until I spotted Elodin's name, then ran my finger back to where the title of the class was listed in fresh dark ink: Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass. I sighed and penned my name in the single blank space beneath.
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Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.
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My favourite member of the Beatles is Lennon. He might have been crazy. But he's my kind of crazy.
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All the truth in the world is held in stories.
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It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall.
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I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.
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It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.
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