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My point is that doing something like this takes more time that writing another shitty, predictable Lord of the Rings knockoff.

— Patrick Rothfuss

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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)

“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)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

Strength of creative writing lies in the skill of handling words and articulating artistic expression of feelings.”

Suman Pokhrel

The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.

Robert Benchley

Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.

William Wordsworth Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed (1919)

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