It was just as Mandrag said: Nine tenths of alchemy was chemistry. And nine tenths of chemistry was waiting. - Patrick Rothfuss

It was just as Master Mandrag always said: nine tenths of chemistry was waiting.

My parents danced together, her head on his chest. Both had their eyes closed. They seemed so perfectly content. If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky. Even if it only lasts for a minute or a day. The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years.

I'll admit, I was disappointed to learn that dragons didn't exist. That's a hard lesson for a boy to learn.
Chronicler smiled. "Honestly, I was a little disappointed myself. I went looking for a legend and found a lizard. A fascinating lizard, but a lizard just the same."

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