The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

by Patrick Rothfuss

Anyone can love a thing because. That’s as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.

the gullibility of the well-educated.”

Ignore the world and trust it to return the favor.

All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”

Only a fool worries over what he can’t control.

“I swear it by my tongue and teeth,”

“A story is like a nut,” Vashet said. “A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, thinking it of little worth.” She smiled. “But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meat inside.”

is the luxury of looking backward. You can do it forever, and it is useless.