“...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.”
Author detail
Patrick Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author, best known for his epic fantasy series *The Kingkiller Chronicle*. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he matriculated at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, initially studying chemical engineering before switching to English. Rothfuss spent nearly a decade working on his debut novel, [*The Name of the Wind*][1], which was published in 2007 to critical acclaim. The novel won the Quill Award and became a New York Times Bestseller. The success of his first book allowed him to focus on writing full-time, leading to the publication of the second book in the series, [*The Wise Man's Fear*][2], in 2011, which also topped the New York Times Bestseller list. In addition to his writing, Rothfuss founded Worldbuilders, a charity fundraiser. ([Source][3]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8479867W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8479869W [3]: https://patrickrothfuss.com/content/author.html
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“...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.”
“No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher,...”
“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”
“It slowly began to dawn on me that I had been staring at her for an impossible amount of time. Lost in my thoughts, lost in the sight of her. But her face didn't look offended or amused. It...”
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“Roses! I swear you men have all your romance from the same worn book. Flowers are a good thing, a sweet thing to give a lady. But it is always roses, always red, and always perfect hothouse...”
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“I should have been bolder and kissed her at the end. I should have been more cautious. I had talked too much. I had said too little.”
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“Maple. Maypole Catch and carry. Ash and Ember. Elderberry. Woolen. Woman. Moon at night. Willow. Window. Candlelight. Fallow farrow. Ash and oak. Bide and borrow. Chimney smoke. Barrel. Barl...”
“Maple. Maypole Catch and carry. Ash and Ember. Elderberry. Woolen. Woman. Moon at night. Willow. Window. Candlelight. Fallow farrow. Ash and oak. Bide and borrow. Chimney smoke. Barrel. Barl...”
“so many thoughts, my kvothe. you know too much to be happy.”
“If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.”
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“Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's...”
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“But it isn’t a rough draft either. The one I turned in several months ago was rough. There were some bad plot holes, some logical inconsistencies, pacing problems, and not nearly enough lesb...”
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“If we were living in a better age they'd build a temple around a woman like that.”
“It was night again. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts. The most obvious part was a hollow, echoing quiet, made by things that were lacking. If there had be...”
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“Only priests and fools are fearless and I've never been on the best of terms with God.”
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“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
“Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.”
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“There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. Th...”
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“If not for him, I would never have become the man I am today. I ask you not to hold it against him. He meant well.”
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“I started a novel back in high school. It wasn't very good. It was the opposite of good. The writing itself wasn't too bad, and the characters were interesting. But the story was a mess, and...”
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