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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.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
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