“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“Drinks were a lot like books, really: it didn’t matter where you were, the contents of a vodka tonic were always more or less the same, and you could count on them to take you away to somewhere better or at least make your present arrangements seem more manageable.”
― The Magician's Land
― The Magician's Land
“It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“It wasn't even a good note. 'If you are reading this I am probably dead.' What sort of a note is that?”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it? ”
― The Magicians
― The Magicians
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