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I think the best part of being an author is that I get to learn about anything I want and explain it away as research.
Patrick Rothfuss
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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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I'm pretty good at putting up drywall and I'm an excellent kisser. That's pretty much all of my skills right there.
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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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But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.
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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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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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