Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick James Rothfussis an American writer of epic fantasy. He is best known for his projected three-volume series The Kingkiller Chronicle...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1973
CityMadison, WI
CountryUnited States of America
stories folks walks
This is how deeply rooted stories are, folks. We crave them before we can walk, and we start telling them before we can talk.
hunting soldier bows
Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned.
research pottery want
I want to learn how to pick locks, swordfight, throw pottery - it's all research. It's like the curious person's version of James Bond's license to kill. I've got a license to learn.
loveless destined
I guess I'm destined to be loveless
knows
You know, I could have carried you.
wonder
I was just wondering why you're here.
needs breathe need-you
I need you to breathe for me.
ignorance problem
Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.
order vicious roof
Vashet: “I will admit, I’ve never had a studen offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he’s worth my time.” Kvothe: “That was nothing. Once I jumped off a roof.
real important events
I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the way they did. You need to understand the reasons for events, or at least be able to make reasonable guesses about them.
secret use opinion
in my opinion if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't use it to hide things, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with you.
wise hero owl
Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.
name-of-the-wind uncouth courses
I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned
mean games play
Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me.