Patrick D.

“Music is a proud, temperamental mistress. Give her the time and attention she deserves, and she is yours. Slight her and there will come a day when you call and she will not answer.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. “More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“As he grew weaker, he stumbled around the room, bumping into tables, tripping over chairs, knocking over chemical bottles, and making one big mess.”
― Gene Steinberg, Attack of the Rockoids

“The voice belonged to a plump, round-faced woman of the sort that develops a good personality because the alternative is suicide.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London