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The good thing about working on the books for 14 years before they hit the shelves is that I worked out most of the kinks long before they were published.

Patrick Rothfuss

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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Patrick James Rothfuss
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