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It might not be true, but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.
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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I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket, Wil said. And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake.
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It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to be itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true.
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