Patrick Rothfuss is an American author known for his epic fantasy, namely the Kingkiller Chronicles. Born on 6th June 1973, in Madison, Wisconsin his first foray into writing would come with his contribution to the Campus paper at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point before going on to become a teacher, returning to the same university.
In 2007 the first novel in the Kingkiller Chronicles, The Name of the Wind was published, the second book, The Wiseman’s fear followed in 2011 and a companion novel The Slow Regard of Silent Things followed in 2014.
Today we’re looking at the author through quotes from the Kingkiller Chronicles, her are 10 of our favourites.
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
“You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.”
“It’s the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers.”
“Anyone can love a thing because. That’s as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.”
“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.”
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
“I’ve waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.”
“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”
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