Quotes from Patrick Rothfuss

I couldn't stand being near music and not be a part of it. It was like watching the woman you love bedding down with another man. No. Not really. It was like. . .

Being able to think about two disparate things at once, aside from being wonderfully efficient, was roughly akin to being able to sing harmony with yourself.

No fue solo culpa mía —puntualicé. —No se trata de ser o no culpable —razonó Manet—. Un árbol no provoca una tormenta, pero cualquier idiota sabe dónde va a caer el rayo.

Bast spoke up. "May I ask a question, Reshi?" Kote smiled gently. "Always, Bast." "A troublesome question?" "Those tend to be the only worthwhile kind.

Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.

It was baffling. These creatures. The were fraught and frayed win their desire. A snake would never poison itself, but these folk made an art of it. They wrapped themselves in fears and wept at being blind. It was infuriating. It was enough to break a heart.

Si miramos el fuego es porque parpadea, porque resplandece. Lo que atrae nuestra mirada es la luz, pero lo que hace que un hombre se acerque al fuego no tiene nada que ver con su resplandor. Lo que te atrae del fuego es el calor que sientes cuando te acercas a él. Con Denna pasaba lo mismo.

Fue una buena interpretación. Mi padre habría estado orgulloso de mí.

Cuando quieres algo, tienes que asegurarte de que eso te quiere a ti, porque si no, pasarás muchos apuros persiguiéndolo.

That is how I felt, watching the musicians play. I couldn't stand it. The everyday lack of my music was like a toothache I had grown used to. I could live with it. But having what I wanted dangled in front of me was more than I could bear.

El deseo de conocimiento forma al hombre

No es lo mismo la verdad que lo que desearíamos que fuera verdad.

Once I knew what was bothering me, the greater part of my uneasiness left. Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

La cautela es siempre la herramienta de la sabiduría.

El hábito no hace al monje, pero si quieres interpretar un papel, necesitas el disfraz adecuado.

La reputación es como una especie de armadura, o un arma que puedes blandir en caso de necesidad

It´s worst when it´s your own stupid fault isn't it?.

Aún notaba el temblor de su corazón, como un pájaro enjaulado batiendo las alas contra mi pecho.

She smiled and was suddenly young again. "How does it feel to know where you are going?

But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.

She knew. She should have moved more gently with the world. She knew the way of things. She knew if you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards. Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and wine . . . .

La sabiduría excluye la audacia... Por eso los buhos no son buenos héroes.

Todos nos convertimos en lo que pretendemos ser.

A recuperar lo q deje guardado en el baul de la indiferencia