“Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to BE itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
“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 is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet.”
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“I cannot help but wonder how many of us walk through our lives, day after day, feeling slightly broken and alone, surrounded all the time by others who feel exactly the same way.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
“When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
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