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This is how deeply rooted stories are, folks. We crave them before we can walk, and we start telling them before we can talk.

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The problem with a lot of people who read only literary fiction is that they assume fantasy is just books about orcs and goblins and dragons and wizar...more

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So much was so easy. Glamour was second nature. It was just making folk see what they wanted to see. Fooling folk was as simple as singing. Tricking f...more

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It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves o...more

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Then, slowly, my feet settled to the ground. Before I had taken six steps I sagged like a sail when the wind fades. As I walked back through the town,...more

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Think of all the stories you've heard, Bast. You have a young boy, the hero. His parents are killed he sets out for vengeance. What next?"Bast hesitat...more

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I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves.

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Kvothe continued, smiling himself “I see you laugh. Very well, for simplicity’s sake, let us assume I am the center of creation. In doing this, let us...more

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There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.

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But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.

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There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth."Vashet smiled lazily. "And if the pursuit of the truth was my goal, that would con...more

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No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel i...more

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

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...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.