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Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of creation Picture Quote #1

Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act Picture Quote #1

After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd Picture Quote #1

Fencing is more a sport than a martial art. It would be like basing your knowledge of roman phalanx warfare on NFL football Picture Quote #1

After I’d been in college for a couple years I’d read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I’d come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn’t seem to make the effort Picture Quote #1

I’ve done a lot of interviews of the last few years, and I’ve actually started a list of questions that it would be fun to ask an author, but no respectable interviewer would ever ask. Since I’m not respectable, I’m going to start doing interviews with some authors I know, just for fun Picture Quote #1

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What what, Trapis said as he hurried over to tend to her, his bare feet slapping on the floor. What what. Hush hush Picture Quote #1

Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don’t close things off properly at the end Picture Quote #1

My most popular blogs end up being the ones where I talk about being a dad Picture Quote #1

For me the really cool parts of being an author don’t have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list Picture Quote #1

I’ve always liked the moonless night best. It’s easier to say things in the dark. It’s easier to be yourself Picture Quote #1

I’m honestly not a big fan of pitching things. I’m a firm believer of letting the product speak for iteself Picture Quote #1

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I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently. A story needs room to grow and evolve Picture Quote #1

I’m obsessive. That’s the word for me. I obsess - perhaps to the point where it’s moderately dysfunctional. I tend to put a book through about 100 revisions. If anything, that’s an understatement. If there’s another author out there who does this sort of revision, I would really like to meet him. Maybe we could form some sort of support group Picture Quote #1

My thought is, if you’re a book lover, you’re going to enjoy winning a book even if it’s not something you’d ordinarily pick up on your own. It’s a chance to expand your horizons a little Picture Quote #1

I’m just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I’m the sort of person who worries about the difference between slim and slender Picture Quote #1

Coming to grips with being a bit of a celebrity. That’s not anything I ever expected to have to deal with in my life Picture Quote #1

I’d love to get a chance to talk shop with Joss Whedon. That’s pretty high up there on the list Picture Quote #1

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I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn’t make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years Picture Quote #1

I swear I’ve never met a man who has your knack for lack of social grace. If you weren’t naturally charming, someone would have stabbed you by now Picture Quote #1

When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you’ll bring about no end of trouble chasing it Picture Quote #1

Humor is important. If you’re going to tell any sort of realistic story, you’re going to have to have humor in it, because people are funny. Clever people especially Picture Quote #1

I’m a firm supporter of the word polyamory. But that one is close to my heart Picture Quote #1

If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky Picture Quote #1

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I loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them Picture Quote #1

Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we’ll be on our way, but he’ll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies Picture Quote #1

Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don’t know the culture your character comes from, how can you know what he’s really like? You must know your characters on a much deeper level than you would if you just shrugged your way into a cookie cutter fantasy world Picture Quote #1

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 more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician’s curse Picture Quote #1

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There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of creation (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Fencing is more a sport than a martial art. It would be like basing your knowledge of roman phalanx warfare on NFL football. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) After I’d been in college for a couple years I’d read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I’d come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn’t seem to make the effort. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’ve done a lot of interviews of the last few years, and I’ve actually started a list of questions that it would be fun to ask an author, but no respectable interviewer would ever ask. Since I’m not respectable, I’m going to start doing interviews with some authors I know, just for fun. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) What what, Trapis said as he hurried over to tend to her, his bare feet slapping on the floor. What what. Hush hush. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don’t close things off properly at the end. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) My most popular blogs end up being the ones where I talk about being a dad (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) For me the really cool parts of being an author don’t have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’ve always liked the moonless night best. It’s easier to say things in the dark. It’s easier to be yourself. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’m honestly not a big fan of pitching things. I’m a firm believer of letting the product speak for iteself. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently. A story needs room to grow and evolve. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’m obsessive. That’s the word for me. I obsess - perhaps to the point where it’s moderately dysfunctional. I tend to put a book through about 100 revisions. If anything, that’s an understatement. If there’s another author out there who does this sort of revision, I would really like to meet him. Maybe we could form some sort of support group. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) My thought is, if you’re a book lover, you’re going to enjoy winning a book even if it’s not something you’d ordinarily pick up on your own. It’s a chance to expand your horizons a little. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’m just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I’m the sort of person who worries about the difference between slim and slender. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Coming to grips with being a bit of a celebrity. That’s not anything I ever expected to have to deal with in my life. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’d love to get a chance to talk shop with Joss Whedon. That’s pretty high up there on the list. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn’t make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I swear I’ve never met a man who has your knack for lack of social grace. If you weren’t naturally charming, someone would have stabbed you by now. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you’ll bring about no end of trouble chasing it. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Humor is important. If you’re going to tell any sort of realistic story, you’re going to have to have humor in it, because people are funny. Clever people especially. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I’m a firm supporter of the word polyamory. But that one is close to my heart. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) I loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we’ll be on our way, but he’ll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don’t know the culture your character comes from, how can you know what he’s really like? You must know your characters on a much deeper level than you would if you just shrugged your way into a cookie cutter fantasy world. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) 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 more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) 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. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes) Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician’s curse. (Patrick Rothfuss Quotes)

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