1,055 Quotes by Patrick Rothfuss

I imagine I could do anything,” I said easily. “If you would ask it of me.

It’s not prowess if you watch 5 hours of TV a day. It’s just how you choose to spend your time.

I grew thinner and more ragged. I slept in rain or sun, on soft grass, moist earth, or sharp stones with an intensity of indifference that only grief can promote.

A story is like a nut. A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, think it of little worth. But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meant inside.

Reputation is like a sort of armor, or a weapon you can brandish if need be.

Who keeps you safe from the Amyr? The singers? The Sithe? From all that would harm you in the world?” Haliax asked with calm politeness, as if genuinely curious as to what the answer might be.

I am telling you three times.

A bristling fox is better than a deranged, half-shod idiot.

What about falling?′ I asked. ‘If you fall, you fall.’ Elodin shrugged. ‘Sometimes falling teaches us things too. In dreams you often fall before you wake.