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Barbarian that I am, I had eaten all of it. It had tasted quite nice too. Still, I took note of this fact and resigned myself to throw away half of a perfectly good cheese if it was set in front of me. Such is the price of civilization. (Patrick Rothfuss)
If there is one thing I will not abide it is the folly of a willful pride. View quote
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All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect. View quote
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But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect. View quote
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By your logic I should also be in charge of Solinade dances, needlework, and horse thieving. View quote
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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.”. View quote
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I decided to dub the room with the good chairs my lutery. Or perhaps my performatory. I would need a while to come up with something suitably pretentious. View quote
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Sometimes leaving is the only thing you can do. View quote
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Secrets of the heart. We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us. There they sit, growing heavier, festering. Given enough time, they cannot help but crush the heart that holds them. View quote
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A tinker's debt is always paid: Once for any simple trade. Twice for freely given aid. Thrice for any insult made. View quote
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How odd to watch a mortal kindle / Then to dwindle day by day / Knowing their bright souls are tinder / And the wind will have its way. (Patrick Rothfuss)
Emotions by their very nature are not reasonable things. View quote
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All stories are true. View quote
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One of them had a large wooden sign nailed to its door proclaiming, NO SYMPATHY! I wondered what non-arcane visitors might think of the warning. View quote
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The air was heavy with the smell of leather and dust, of old parchment and binding glue. It smelled of secrets. View quote
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I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket," Wil said. "And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake. View quote
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There is something powerfully beguiling about the excited eyes of a young woman. They can pull all manner of nonsense out of a foolish young man, and I was no exception to this rule. View quote
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A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike. View quote
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I don't speak fluent bumpkin... View quote
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... hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things, but you don't. When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due. View quote
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I spoke it soft, but close enough to brush against her lips. I spoke it quiet, but near enough so that the sound of it went twining through her hair. I spoke it hard and firm and dark and sweet. (Patrick Rothfuss)
I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear. View quote
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When left to its own devices it tends to make me look as if I've been set afire. View quote
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Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me. View quote
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Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason. View quote
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