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. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
Patrick RothfussTags: inspirational writing fantasy fantasy-books
It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.
Patrick RothfussTags: inspirational hope tragedy
I’d heard you were dead.”
"I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.
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You lack the requisite spine and testicular fortitude to study under me.
Patrick RothfussWe understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.
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Roses! I swear you men have all your romance from the same worn book. Flowers are a good thing, a sweet thing to give a lady. But it is always roses, always red, and always perfect hothouse blooms when they can come by them.
Patrick RothfussThe best lies about me are the ones I told.
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If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.
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Ambrose, your presence is the horseshit frosting on the horseshit cake that is the admissions interview process.
Patrick RothfussHow about this?' Simmon asked me. "Which is worse, stealing a pie or killing Ambrose?"
I gave it a moment's hard thought. "A meat pie, or a fruit pie?
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