

“And he always checks that he carries three things with him: faith, hope, and love.”
― Warrior of the Light
― Warrior of the Light

“It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.”
Bast nodded eagerly at this, looking back at Kvothe.
Kvothe looked at both of them for a moment, then smiled and chuckled low in his chest. “Oh,” he said fondly. “You’re both so young.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
Bast nodded eagerly at this, looking back at Kvothe.
Kvothe looked at both of them for a moment, then smiled and chuckled low in his chest. “Oh,” he said fondly. “You’re both so young.”
― The Wise Man's Fear

“Do not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind

“Just as woodpeckers specialise in extracting insects from the trunks of trees, the first humans specialised in extracting marrow from bones. Why marrow? Well, suppose you observe a pride of lions take down and devour a giraffe. You wait patiently until they’re done. But it’s still not your turn because first the hyenas and jackals – and you don’t dare interfere with them – scavenge the leftovers. Only then would you and your band dare approach the carcass, look cautiously left and right – and dig into the edible tissue that remained.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
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