so many thoughts, my kvothe. you know too much to be happy.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

What we need to know can only be experienced.

Psychobabble attempts to redefine the entire English language just to make a correct statement incorrect. Psychology is the study of why someone would try to do this.

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

Nothing dates like hate and in literature a little of it goes a very long way.

I didn't have to undergo reconstructive surgery.

We find what we expect to find. We do not see the world as it is but as we are.

Writing is not just the technical act of your fingers on the keyboard. Writing is living.

Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.

Sometimes it's necessary to believe in love, even if it doesn't exist.

When the path ignites a soul, there's no remaining in place. The foot touches ground, but not for long.