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“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. “More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“What are the three most important rules of the chemist?"
This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.”
― The Name of the Wind
This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.”
― The Name of the Wind
“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. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Remember this, son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can't sing. Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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