Quotes from Patrick Rothfuss

God, I never know how much to tell you people. If you don't believe me, you'll think I'm crazy. If you do believe me, you'll panic and be worse than useless.

You have never seen her, never heard her voice. You cannot know.

anyone with half a wit could tell who the shoe was meant to fit.

You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere

It was the same scolding any child receives. Stay out of the neighbor's garden. Don't tease the Bentons' sheep. Don't play tag among the thousand spinning knives of your people's sacred tree.

I gave a silent prayer of thanks that I didn't seem to be lousy. I had probably been too filthy for any self-respecting louse to take up residence.

But pride is the luxury of the strong.

Kui te leiate kellegi, kellest kinni hoides te võite maailma eest silmad sulgeda, siis on teil vedanud. Isegi kui see kestab vaid ainsa minuti või päeva.

Somos mais do que as partes que nos formam

La sabiduría excluye la audacia.»

Por lo visto, en aquella parte de la ciudad hasta los demonios eran educados.

It was only then I realized I didn't know the name of Elodin's class. I leafed through the ledger until I spotted Elodin's name, then ran my finger back to where the title of the class was listed in fresh dark ink: "Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass." I

IT WAS ONE OF those perfect autumn days so common in stories and so rare in the real world. The

A heavy purse makes for a light heart

No matter how you spend your life, your wit will defend you more often than a sword. Keep it sharp! I

If you have never been desperately poor, I doubt you can understand the relief I felt. For months I'd been waiting for the other shoe to drop, knowing that any small catastrophe could ruin me. But now I no longer had to live every day worrying about my next term's tuition or the interest on Devi's loan. I was no longer in danger of being forced out of the University.

I learned that the best way to stay safe is to let your enemy's think you cant be hurt".

Being brave is not the same that being fearless".

I'm willing to lose some sleep if it comes to that. I can't think of the last time I shared the company of a woman who speaks her mind firmly and without hesitation. Your kind are in short supply these days.

It is a high place with a chance of falling. Things are more easily seen from edges. Danger rouses the sleeping mind. It makes some things clear. Seeing things is a part of being a namer.

Moving was a lesson in punitive anatomy.

Caiu uma tonelada de ferro batido. Se houvesse alguém olhando, teria notado que a roda caiu mais depressa do que a gravidade poderia explicar. Teria notado que ela caiu enviesada, quase como se fosse atraída pelo dracus. Quase como se o próprio Tehlu a tivesse direcionado para a fera com mão vingativa. Mas não havia ninguém para ver a verdade das coisas. E não havia nenhum deus a guiá-la. Apenas eu.

No soportaba oír música y no formar parte de ella. Es como ver a la mujer que amas acostándose con otro hombre.

My greatest successes came from decisions I made when I stopped thinking and simply did what felt right.