Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

On his first hand he wore rings of stone,
Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone.
There were rings unseen on his second hand,
One was blood in a flowing band,
One was air all whisper thin,
And the ring of ice had a flaw within.
Full faintly shone the ring of flame,
And the final ring was without name.

You see, there’s a fundamental connection between seeming and being. Every Fae child knows this, but you mortals never seem to see. We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.

Wisdom precludes boldness.

Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man’s will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.

There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.

That’s a whole new type of stupid.

Mauthen ain’t much for listenen. Nothin’ plugs a man’s ears like money.

Nothing makes a man feel older than a young woman.

Wilem tapped Simmon’s shoulder. “He’s telling the truth.”
Simmon glanced over at him. “Why do you say that?”
“He sounds more sincere than that when he lies.”

Like all boys my age, I was an idiot when it came to women.

She looked at me. Looked away. “You think too much of me.”
I smiled. “Perhaps you think too little of yourself.”

Trouble," he chuckled. "What does a boy like you know about trouble? I was in trouble afore you were born. I been in trouble you don't even got words for."

“Music is a fine thing, but metal lasts.” He struck the table with two huge fingers to emphasize his point....
As I left, I thought about what Kilvin had said. It was the first thing he had said to me that I did not agree with wholeheartedly. Metal rusts, I thought, music lasts forever.
Time will eventually prove one of us right.

Piss on etiquette," Threpe said petulantly. "Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public."

As my father used to say: “There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.”