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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) QUOTES

The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) QUOTES

1 " There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

2 " Sought we the Scrivani word-work of Surthur
Long-lost in ledger all hope forgotten.
Yet fast-found for friendship fair the book-bringer
Hot comes the huntress Fela, flushed with finding
Breathless her breast her high blood rising
To ripen the red-cheek rouge-bloom of beauty.

“That sort of thing,” Simmon said absently, his eyes still scanning the pages in front of him.

I saw Fela turn her head to look at Simmon, almost as if she were surprised to see him sitting there.

No, it was almost as if up until that point, he’d just been occupying space around her, like a piece of furniture. But this time when she looked at him, she took all of him in. His sandy hair, the line of his jaw, the span of his shoulders beneath his shirt. This time when she looked, she actually saw him.

Let me say this. It was worth the whole awful, irritating time spent searching the Archives just to watch that moment happen. It was worth blood and the fear of death to see her fall in love with him. Just a little. Just the first faint breath of love, so light she probably didn’t notice it herself. It wasn’t dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with a crack of thunder following. It was more like when flint strikes steel and the spark fades almost too fast for you to see. But still, you know it’s there, down where you can’t see, kindling. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

3 " It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

4 " Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

5 " I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

6 " ...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

7 " 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 , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

8 " so many thoughts, my kvothe. you know too much to be happy. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

9 " Bad business last night. Chances are, that would be all Graham had to say about the death of a man he had known his whole life. These folk knew all about death. They killed their own livestock. They died from fevers, falls, or broken bones gone sour. Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn't talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

10 " Maple. Maypole
Catch and carry.
Ash and Ember.
Elderberry.
Woolen. Woman.
Moon at night.
Willow. Window.
Candlelight.
Fallow farrow.
Ash and oak.
Bide and borrow.
Chimney smoke.
Barrel. Barley.
Stone and stave.
Wind and water.
Misbehave. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

11 " Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

12 " I was one of those. I meddled with dark powers. I
summoned demons. I ate the entire little cheese, including the rind. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

13 " It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

14 " What about falling?' I asked. 'If you fall, you fall.' Elodin shrugged. 'Sometimes falling teaches us things too. In dreams you often fall before you wake. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

15 " What I personally knew about courting women could comfortably fit into a thimble without taking it off your finger first. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

16 " There's looking and there's looking. When some men look at you it's a greasy thing. It makes you want to have a bath. With other men it's nice. It helps you know you're beautiful. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

17 " You,” I said, “are sweet music in a distant room. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

18 " Words cannot always do the work we need them to. Music is there for when words fail us. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

19 " You will not find it in the words of poets or the longing eyes of sailors. If you want to know of love, look to a trouper's hands as he makes his music. A trouper knows. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

20 " As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less. "

― Patrick Rothfuss , The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)