Quotes by

Patrick Rothfuss

I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldnt make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy… I took every interesting course I could find for nine years. – Patrick Rothfuss

Ive got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just dont have the time to work on it right now. Im way too busy with the Kingkiller Chronicles and being a new dad. – Patrick Rothfuss

When youre 14, anything with a sword and a dragon is pretty cool. But when youre 21 and youve read 2,000 fantasy novels, you start to realize that some of those books, well, they werent really good. OK, lets be honest. A lot of them were crap. – Patrick Rothfuss

Dont 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? Thats a story. Handled properly, its more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be. – Patrick Rothfuss

My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2. – Patrick Rothfuss