I like your manly bravado," she said. "Do it some more. Patrick Rothfuss More Quotes by Patrick Rothfuss More Quotes From Patrick Rothfuss There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind. Patrick Rothfuss pain blow time So yes. It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect. Patrick Rothfuss perfect heart love When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. Patrick Rothfuss growing-up children thinking 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. Patrick Rothfuss crush secret heart Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. Patrick Rothfuss fire heart men No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection. Patrick Rothfuss teacher men travel Remember this son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can't sing. Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart. And, some men's minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly, no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens. Patrick Rothfuss heart men son Do not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath. Patrick Rothfuss light dark mistake The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up. Patrick Rothfuss shoes dragons powerful It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to be itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true. Patrick Rothfuss enough brave wise Only a fool worries over what he can’t control. Patrick Rothfuss fool worry The cost of a loaf is a simple thing, and so a loaf is often sought, but some things are past valuing: laughter, land, and love are never bought. Patrick Rothfuss laughter simple past There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. Patrick Rothfuss wisdom wise life It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story. Patrick Rothfuss identity healing life Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain. Patrick Rothfuss distance pain hurt You do not know the first note of the music that moves me. Patrick Rothfuss notes moving firsts 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 knowing soul wind Could you help me catch the moon?” “I might be able to give you some advice,” the old man said reluctantly. “But first you should think this over, boy. When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you’ll bring about no end of trouble chasing it. Patrick Rothfuss moon love-you boys Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. Patrick Rothfuss keeping-your-mouth-shut half clever If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way Patrick Rothfuss stories remember way
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