In the hours that followed, I learned that Ademic hand gestures did not actually represent facial expressions. It was nothing so simple as that. For ….

It wasn't even a good note. 'If you are reading this I am probably dead.' What sort of a note is that?.

I loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them..

But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about..

For most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and….

However, while being able to think about two things at the same time is a terribly convenient, the training it takes to get there is frustrating at b….

Congratulations. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Ever..

After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd..

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….

That's all that really matters in the end. Stories..

Did I ever mention I used to be a delivery driver too? I was. I can read a map. What’s more, using a brilliant mixture of zen navigation, Aristotelia….

“I will admit, I've never had a student offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he's worth my time.” “This was nothing... Once I jum….

Generally my favorite remarks always come from my readers. I've had people say my books made them laugh, or cry, or that it frightened them late at n….

It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't shine, as a ….

I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really sucked. It was a plo….

All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect..

Thieves, Heretics, and Whores.

How 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?.

Auri took it, and peered inside the small leather sack. “Why this is lovely, Kvothe. What lives in the salt?” Trace minerals, I thought. Chromium, ba….

A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind..

I learned to love the feel of good words..