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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
Nothing makes a man feel older than a young woman.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
Cruelty never helped the turning of the world.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)
My point is that doing something like this takes more time that writing another shitty, predictable Lord of the Rings knockoff.
“You’re just getting old.” She gave a dramatic sigh. “Truly, all the more’s the tragedy; the second thing to go is a man’s memory.”
The Name of the Wind (2007)
Lord but I dislike poetry. How can anyone remember words that aren’t put to music?
The Name of the Wind (2007)
Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)
Mauthen ain’t much for listenen. Nothin’ plugs a man’s ears like money.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
It exasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to bend to her desire.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)
Plainly said, he was giving me enough rope to hang myself with. Apparently he didn’t realize that once a noose is tied, it will fit one neck as easily as another.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
As my father used to say: “There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.”
The Name of the Wind (2007)
It was one of those perfect autumn days so common in stories and so rare in the real world.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
It was just as Master Mandrag always said: nine tenths of chemistry was waiting.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)
Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)
Everyone thinks chemistry and alchemy are so similar, but they’re really not. They’re not even related. They just happen to live in the same house.
The Name of the Wind (2007)
There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
They made a medley without melding or meddling.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)