The Daily Rothfuss

Daily quotes from the books of fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss. Have a favorite quote? Send it to us. Warning: here be spoilers.

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Simmon caught his first glimpse of bare leg beneath a flowing dress and declared spring had officially arrived.
[WMF]

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I had saved Fela, rushed into the fire and carried her to safety. Just like Prince Gallant out of some storybook.
It was my first taste of being a hero. I found it quite to my liking.
[NoTW]

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"I am no tree. No more than is a man a chair. I am the Cthaeh. You are fortunate to find me. Many would envy you your chance."
[WMF]

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Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.
[NoTW]

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Of the battle itself I have only one thing to say. More people died at Drossen Tor than are living in the world today.
[NoTW]

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"Kvothe," I said, "just Kvothe."
"Just Kvothe," Wilem toasted behind me.
"And Aloine," Simmon added, and began to cry softly into the crook of his arm.
[NotW]

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I played soft and slow, sending notes no farther than the circle of our firelight. Fingers and strings made a careful conversation, as if their dance described the lines of an infatuation.
[NotW]

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If there had been lovers in the beds of the inn, they would have sighed and moaned and shamed the silence into being on its way.
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Simmon caught his first glimpse of bare leg beneath a flowing dress and declared spring had officially arrived.
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He wore rings of stone
Iron, amber, wood, and bone
There were rings unseen on his second hand
One was blood in a flowing band
One of air all whisper thin
And the ring of ice had a flaw within
Full faintly shone the ring of flame
And the final ring was without name
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Vashet gave me a long look, curiosity plain on her face. "I will admit, I’ve never had a student offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he’s worth my time."
"This was nothing, " I said nonchalantly. "Once I jumped off a roof."
[WMF]

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It was one of the well-dressed travelers. He swayed a little. "You're Kvothe."
"Kote, sir," Kote replied in an indulgent tone that mothers use on children and innkeepers use on drunks.
[NoTW]

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He moved like clockwork, like a wagon rolling down the road in well-worn ruts.
[WMF]

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We finished the dishes together, sharing silence between us. Sometimes that is all you can share.
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I have heard what poets write about women. They rhyme and rhapsodize and lie... I have watched old soldiers with hearts like leather grow teary-eyed at their king's colors stretched against the wind. Listen to me: these men know nothing of love.
[WMF]

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No amount of hard work or good intention will make crops grow if you don't have the seed to start with.
[WMF]

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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.
[NoTW]

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When his eyes are black as crow?
Where to go? Where to go?
Near and far. Here they are.
See a man without a face?
Move like ghosts from place to place.
What's their plan? What's their plan?
Chandrian. Chandrian.
[NoTW]

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The room was full of murmured conversation as wealthy customers gambled, drank, and talked about whatever rich people talk about. How to properly beat the stable boy, I guessed. Or techniques for chasing the chambermaid around the estate.
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"If you needed phosphorus, where would you get it?"
His tone sounded for a moment so much like Abenthy's that I forgot myself and spoke without thinking. "An apothecary?"
[NoTW]