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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.
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If you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want to throw in a vampire and a lesbian unicorn while you're at it? Go ahead. Nothing's off limits. But the endless possibility of the genre is a trap. It's easy to get distracted by the glittering props available to you and forget what you're supposed to be doing: telling a good story. Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. B..
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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.
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Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.
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It's not over if you're still here," Chronicler said. "It's not a tragedy if you're still alive.
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So you went looking for a myth and found a man.
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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It was one of those perfect autumn days so common in stories and so rare in the real world.
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Lord but I dislike poetry. How can anyone remember words that aren't put to music?
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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Like all boys my age, I was an idiot when it came to women.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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Mauthen ain't much for listenen. Nothin' plugs a man's ears like money.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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That's a whole new type of stupid.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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Wisdom precludes boldness.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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Cruelty never helped the turning of the world.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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She knew better than anyone, it was worth doing things the proper way.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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It was just as Master Mandrag always said: nine tenths of chemistry was waiting.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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It exasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to bend to her desire.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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They made a medley without melding or meddling.
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Patrick Rothfuss |
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She indulged herself from time to time. It helped remind her she was truly free.
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