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I'm not a role model. I'm an aberation. A statistical anomoly. Following in my footsteps is about the dumbest thing you could ever do.

Patrick Rothfuss

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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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Abenthy gave me an appraising look. I'd been waiting for it. It was the look that said, You don't sound as young as you look. I hoped he'd come to grips with it fairly soon. It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.
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I don't speak fluent bumpkin.
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I walked across the polished marble floor and sat on a red velvet lounging couch. I idly wondered how exactly one was supposed to lounge. I couldn't remember ever doing it myself. After a moment's consideration, I decided lounging was probably similar to relaxing, but with more money in your pocket.
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When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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When left to its own devices it tends to make me look as if I’ve been set afire.
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If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.
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I'm not a big fan of overt marketing. I'd much rather just put things out there for people to see. I'm just putting it out there for people to see. If people think this is cool, I'm hoping they'll tell their friends.
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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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Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.
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If there is one thing I will not abide it is the folly of a willful pride.
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...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.
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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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Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.
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You never do things the easy way, do you? she said. There's an easy way? I asked.
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There is some conflict between religion and science in my world, but that's nothing new. Science, at its root, is a rational discipline. Religion, on the other hand, is fundamentally trans-rational. Both of them attempt to solve problems, but since their methodology is vastly different, they can't help but come into conflict.
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I have a blog where I keep in touch with my fans. I write about things that are important to me. Sometimes on there I'll just tell a little story about the things that happen in my everyday life. People seem to enjoy them well enough.
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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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