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Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear Quotes: Words cannot always do the work we need them to. Music is there for when words fail us.
         

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


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

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



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

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



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

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



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

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



I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.



Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.



Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.



Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.



My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.



Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.





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When your identity switch from the personal identity to the eternal self, no fear of death or karmic bondage arise in you.

When your identity switch from the personal identity to the eternal self, no fear of death or karmic bondage arise in you.



I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.

I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don't go around thumping people.



Might I trouble you to open the window, for chloroform vapour does not help the palate.

Might I trouble you to open the window, for chloroform vapour does not help the palate.



Bob Dylan will be thirty years old this month..." "That's the most depressing thing I've ever heard.

Bob Dylan will be thirty years old this month..." "That's the most depressing thing I've ever heard.



We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.

We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.



At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him to approve of what I was doing, he would have to have some belief in me as a musician.

At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him to approve of what I was doing, he would have to have some belief in me as a musician.



Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.

Lord Byron is only great as a poet; as soon as he reflects he is a child.



If you know much about your work - why you work, how you work, your aims - you are probably not a poet.

If you know much about your work - why you work, how you work, your aims - you are probably not a poet.



Most people are either awakened to or are strengthened in their spiritual journey by experiences in the natural world.

Most people are either awakened to or are strengthened in their spiritual journey by experiences in the natural world.




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