Patrick Rothfuss

“But we are all creatures of habit. It is far too easy to stay in the familiar ruts we dig for ourselves.

“Silanxi, I bind you. By the name of stone, be still as stone. Aeruh, I command the air. Lay leaden on your tongue. Selitos, I name you. May all your powers fail you but your sight.”

“There’s no good story that doesn’t touch the truth,”

‘Small deeds for small men,’

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man

for hoping is a foolish game.

“You should aim higher. A young man ought to be afire with high ambitions.”

“There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.”

Pride is a foolish thing, but it is a powerful force.

“Practice makes the master.”