Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give is the clarity and simp….

There is nothing quite so delightfully mysterious as a secret in your own backyard..

Music is a proud, temperamental mistress. Give her the time and attention she deserves, and she is yours. Slight her and there will come a day when y….

Sought we the Scrivani word-work of Surthur Long-long in ledger all hope forgotten Yet fast-found for friendship fair the book-bringer Hot comes the ….

If there is one thing I will not abide it is the folly of a willful pride..

Chronicler picked up his pen, but before he could dip it, Kvothe held up a hand. "Let me say one thing before I start. I've told stories in the past,….

With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I fear approaching her too quickl….

I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently. A story needs room to grow and….

You are an educated man. You know there are no such things as demons." Bast smiled a terrible smile. "There is only my kind." Bast leaned closer stil….

We have more brilliant fantasy novels than brilliant fantasy movies. Movies and TV are done by committee. But with a novel, it's really just one pers….

A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike..

It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making s….

If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it..

Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things..

There is something powerfully beguiling about the excited eyes of a young woman. They can pull all manner of nonsense out of a foolish young man, and….

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

I wanted to tell her that she was the first beautiful thing I had seen in three years. That the sight of her yawning to the back of her hand was enou….

I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by itself. Over the last several years, my li….

I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading..

Abenthy gave me an appraising look. I'd been waiting for it. It was the look that said, "You don't sound as young as you look." I hoped he'd come to ….

When someone writes something dazzlingly brilliant, people want to imitate it. The result is a lot of less-than-brilliant knock-offs. Elves, Dwarves,….