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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.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Patrick James Rothfuss
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That was another lesson I had learned perhaps too well: people meant pain.
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Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.
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For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.
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