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Quotes from The Slow Regard of Silent Things — Patrick Rothfuss

born 1973 United States

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Cruelty never helped the turning of the world.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

It exasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to bend to her desire.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

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)

They made a medley without melding or meddling.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

She knew better than anyone, it was worth doing things the proper way.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

She indulged herself from time to time. It helped remind her she was truly free.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

But for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

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

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

It was better to be gentle and polite. It was the worst sort of selfishness to force yourself upon the world.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

Oh it seemed sensible. Oh yes. Certainly. But she knew what seeming was worth in the end, didn’t she?

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

But now she knew much more than that. So much of what she’d thought was truth before was merely tricks. No more than clever ways of speaking to the world. They were a bargaining. A plea. A call. A cry.
But underneath, there was a secret deep within the hidden heart of things.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Patrick Rothfuss (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.