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I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old grandfather. You have to sit through some pretty off-topic stuff before he starts telling his cool old war stories.

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