Quotes from Patrick Rothfuss

muchos recorremos nuestro camino, día tras día, sintiéndonos ligeramente dañados y solos, y que estamos siempre rodeados de otras personas que se sienten exactamente igual que nosotros.

Para parecer inteligente tienes que saber cerrar la boca cuando conviene.

Aunque entonces no lo sabía, yo estaba buscando el nombre del viento.

Es un asno muy culto, se le nota el porte! ¡Y por un penique de cobre te dejará que lo montes!

There is a sort of camaraderie that rarely exists except between men who have fought the same enemies and known the same women.

I don't wonder why they talk," I said. "I wonder what they say.

Now," Kvothe said angrily, "you've both acted understandably, but that does not by any means mean that either of you have behaved well.

I can tell the whole thing in one breath. I trouped, traveled, loved, lost, trusted and was betrayed.

A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lighting´s going to strike".

There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.

Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that we take extra care with children's food. The fact is, what you feed your kids is important, and that includes what they put in their heads as well as what they put in their bellies.

No breath of wind disturbed the surface of the water. So as we climbed out onto the fallen stone the stars reflected themselves in double fashion; as above, so below.

Dice la verdad. Simmon lo miró. -¿Por qué lo dices? -Suena más sincero que cuando miente.

for simplicity's sake, let us assume I am the center of creation. In doing this, let us pass over innumerable boring stories: the rise and fall of empires, sagas of heroism, ballads of tragic love. Let us hurry forward to the only tale of any real importance." His smile broadened. "Mine.

In closing, she advised me to drink more water, get some sleep, and suggested that in the future I refrain from strenuous physical activity in a hot room the day after falling off a roof.

Y salí por la puerta haciendo ondear la capa detrás de mi. Soy Ruh hasta la médula, y cuando ha terminado la escena, sé salir del escenario.

Losing Foxen was bad. It would leave her blind and lonely in the dark. Being trapped beneath the pipes and choking out her life was awful too. But neither of those things were wrong.

My parents were never really married, by which I mean they never bothered making their relationship official with any church. I'm not embarrassed by the fact. They considered themselves married and didn't see much point in announcing it to any government or God. I respect that. In truth, they seemed more content and faithful than many officially married couples I have seen since.

Creo que las cosas siempre van mal de un modo u otro -declaró-. Quizá sea que solo nosotros, los mayores, nos damos cuenta.

En buena parte, la razón por la que vine a este rincón del mundo era con la esperanza de encontrarte.

Esa era otra lección que había aprendido, quizá demasiado bien: la gente hacía daño.

Cease these sweet words," I protested. "You seek to bend me to your will, but it will not work. Your flattery is naught to me but wind!

A veces, la realidad es solo dolor, y para huir de ese dolor, la mente tiene que abandonar la realidad.

Los nombres son importantes porque dicen mucho sobre la persona.