1,055 Quotes by Patrick Rothfuss

That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.

It was one of those perfect Autumn days so common in stories and rare in the real world.

You will not find it in the words of poets or the longing eyes of sailors. If you want to know of love, look to a trouper's hands as he makes his music. A trouper knows.

What are the three most important rules of the chemist?"This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.

The key needed urgent tending. It was for certain the most restless of the lot. This wasn't even a slim sliver of surprise. Keys were hardly known for their complacency, and this one was near howling for a lock. Auri picked it up and turned it in her hands. A door key. It wasn't shy about the fact at all.

Her name was like an echo of an ache in her.

-Mi abuelo siempre decía que el otoño es la estación idónea para arrancar de raíz cualquier cosa que no quieras que vuelva a molestarte. -Kote imitó la temblorosa voz de un anciano-. En los meses de primavera todo está demasiado lleno de vida. En verano, está demasiado fuerte y no hay manera de soltarlo. El otoño... -Miró alrededor; las hojas de los árboles estaban cambiando de color-. El otoño es el momento idóneo. En otoño todo está cansado y más dispuesto a morir.

When do you bleed a patient?"The question brought me up short. "When I want him to die?" I asked dubiously.

My fear is, what is the larger effect of my book on the world and on the minds of the people who take the time to consume it? Am I contributing in a positive way to the overall kind of collective consciousness of people in the world? I worry about that.