Lauren

“Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“You see, there's a fundamental connection between seeming and being. Every Fae child knows this, but you mortals never seem to see. We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Let me say this. It was worth the whole awful, irritating time spent searching the Archives just to watch that moment happen. It was worth blood and fear of death to see her fall in love with him. Just a little. Just the first faint breath of love, so light she probably didn’t notice it herself. It wasn’t dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with crack of thunder following. It was more like when flint strikes steel and spark fades almost too fast for to you to see. But still, you know it’s there, downs where you can’t see, kindling.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“Aethe, near my heart.
Without vanity, the ribbon.
Without duty, the wind.
Without blood, the victory.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear