Patrick Rothfuss Quotes About Language

Quotes about: Language

• Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Heart, Men, Fire

  "The Name of the Wind". Book by Patrick Rothfuss, 2007.

• Re'lar Kvothe," he said seriously. "I am trying to wake your sleeping mind to the subtle language the world is whispering. I am trying to seduce you into understanding. I am trying to teach you." He leaned forward until his face was almost touching mine. "Quit grabbing at my tits.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Sleep, Understanding, Touching

  Patrick Rothfuss (2011). “The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two”, p.222, Penguin

• For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Writing, Looks, Language

• Is there a connection between language and magic? Yes. Ten times yes. So much yes that it almost doesn't bear talking about. It's as pointless that arguing that the sun is hot.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Talking, Magic, Connections

• Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Writing, Roots, Understanding

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