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Patrick Rothfuss è uno scrittore statunitense.

È l'autore della trilogia Le Cronache dell'Assassino del Re .



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✵ 6. Giugno 1973
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“Quando siamo bambini, di rado pensiamo al futuro. Questa innocenza ci lascia liberi ci divertirà come pochi adulti. Il giorno in cui cominciamo ad affannare per il futuro è quello in cui ci lasciamo alle spalle la nostra fanciullezza.”

Patrick Rothfuss libro Il nome del vento

ebook, p. 239/1974
Il nome del vento

“Amiamo quello che amiamo. In questo non conta la ragione. Per molti versi, l'amore insensato è quello più vero. Chiunque può amare qualcosa perché. È facile come mettersi in tasca un penny. Ma amare qualcosa malgrado. Conoscerne i difetti e amare anche quelli. Questo è raro e puro e perfetto.”

Patrick Rothfuss libro La paura del saggio

ebook, p. 136/2531
La paura del saggio

“Era di nuovo notte. La locanda della Pietra Miliare era in silenzio, e si trattava di un silenzio in tre parti.
La parte più ovvia era una quiete vuota, riecheggiante, formata da cose che mancavano. Se ci fosse stato del vento, avrebbe spirato attraverso gli alberi, fatto scricchiolare l’insegna della locanda sui suoi cardini e spazzato via il silenzio lungo la strada come vorticanti foglie autunnali.
Se ci fosse stata una folla o anche solo un gruppetto di avventori, questi l’avrebbero riempito con conversazioni e risa, il fracasso e gli schiamazzi che ci si aspetta da una taverna nelle buie ore notturne. Se ci fosse stata musica… ma no, ovviamente non c’era alcuna musica. In realtà non c’era nulla di tutto ciò, perciò rimaneva il silenzio.
All’interno della Pietra Miliare alcuni uomini erano radunati a un angolo del bancone. Bevevano con calma determinazione, evitando serie discussioni di notizie preoccupanti. Nel fare ciò essi aggiungevano un piccolo, cupo silenzio a quello, vuoto, più grande. Formava una sorta di lega, un contrappunto.
Il terzo silenzio non era facile da notare. Se foste rimasti in ascolto per un’ora, avreste potuto cominciare a sentirlo nel pavimento di legno sotto i piedi e nei ruvidi barili scheggiati dietro il bancone.
Era nel peso del focolare di pietra nera che tratteneva il calore di un fuoco spento da molto. Era nel lento andirivieni di un bianco panno di lino che sfregava le venature del bancone. Ed era nelle mani dell’uomo che se ne stava lì in piedi a pulire un tratto di mogano che già risplendeva alla luce delle lampade. L’uomo aveva capelli di color rosso vivo, come fiamma. I suoi occhi erano scuri e distanti, e lui si muoveva con la sottile certezza che proviene dal conoscere molte cose.
La Pietra miliare era sua, proprio come il terzo silenzio.
Era appropriato, dato che dei tre era il silenzio più grande, che avvolgeva gli altri.
Era profondo e vasto come la fine dell’autunno. Era pesante come una grossa pietra levigata dal fiume. Era il paziente suono di fiori recisi, di un uomo che sta aspettando di morire.”

Patrick Rothfuss libro Il nome del vento

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss: Frasi in inglese

“I remember sitting down once, [at] three in the morning and probably the only person awake in Stevens Point […] *imitates typing with his fingers* And I stop, and I think: "This is crap! I've spent years of my life writing crap. This will never be published - it isn't good… I've wasted years of my life!" *shrugs and types on* You do it because you like the process. I mean… you write because you like to write.”

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Suvudu interview with Shawn Speakman, June 2010 http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2011/01/video-interview-patrick-rothfuss.html

“Wisdom precludes boldness.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 87, “Boldness” (p. 677)

“Like all boys my age, I was an idiot when it came to women.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 62, “Leaves” (p. 465)

““You’re just getting old.” She gave a dramatic sigh. “Truly, all the more’s the tragedy; the second thing to go is a man’s memory.””

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)

“My parents danced together, her head on his chest. Both had their eyes closed. They seemed so perfectly content. If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky. Even if it only lasts for a minute or a day. The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 15, “Distractions and Farewells” (pp. 119-120)

“Piss on etiquette,” Threpe said petulantly. “Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 60, “Fortune” (p. 437)

“Everyone thinks chemistry and alchemy are so similar, but they’re really not. They’re not even related. They just happen to live in the same house.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 44, “The Burning Glass” (p. 328)

“There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.”

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Joking about Joss Whedon on his "Patrick Rothfuss: Books from Peter V. Brett - Plus an Interview" (14 January 2010) http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=106067582755542
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“Lord but I dislike poetry. How can anyone remember words that aren’t put to music?”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 112)

“Seven things has Lady Lackless
Keeps them underneath her black dress
One a ring that’s not for wearing
One a sharp word, not for swearing
Right beside her husband’s candle
There’s a door without a handle
In a box, no lids or locks
Lackless keeps her husband’s rocks
There’s a secret she’s been keeping
She’s been dreaming and not sleeping
On a road, that’s not for traveling
Lackless likes her riddle raveling.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 11, “The Binding of Iron” (pp. 85-86)

“Mauthen ain’t much for listenen. Nothin’ plugs a man’s ears like money.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 73, “Pegs” (p. 580)

““How do they feel about demons off in Atur?” he asked.
“Scared.” My father tapped his temple. “All that religion makes their brains soft.””

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 12, “Puzzle Pieces Fitting” (p. 93)

“I’m just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I’m the sort of person who worries about the difference between “slim” and “slender.””

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Interview with Peter Hodges and Kate Baker http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/03/21/author-qa-patrick-rothfuss/

“On his first hand he wore rings of stone,
Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone.
There were rings unseen on his second hand,
One was blood in a flowing band,
One was air all whisper thin,
And the ring of ice had a flaw within.
Full faintly shone the ring of flame,
And the final ring was without name.”

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Patrick Rothfuss libro La paura del saggio

A poem from the second book of the The Kingkiller Chronicle, quoted in an interview at Fantasymundo (1 August 2009) http://www.fantasymundo.com/articulos/2207/fantasymundo_entrevista_patrick_rothfuss_nombre_viento
The Wise Man's Fear (2011)

“That’s a whole new type of stupid.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 73, “Pegs” (p. 580)

“Nobles’ sons are one of nature’s great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. When you’re struck with one of these catastrophes, the only thing an average man can do is grit his teeth and try to minimize the damage.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 31, “The Nature of Nobility” (p. 222)

“It’s like this: if you have one piece of cake, and you eat it, that’s fine. If you have two pieces of cake, you should probably share some with a friend. But maybe not. Occasionally we could all use two pieces of cake. But if you have a whole cake, and you eat *all* of it, that’s not very cool. It’s not just selfish, it’s kinda sick and unhealthy.”

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Concerning Cake, Bilbo Baggins and Charity. (19 January 2014) http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2014/01/concerning-cake-bilbo-baggins-and-charity/
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“The truth was, I needed to impress them. I knew from my previous discussions with Ben that you needed money or brains to get into the University. The more of one you had, the less of the other you needed.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 36, “Less Talents” (p. 251)

“My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “Quothe.” Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to.
The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it’s spoken, can mean “The Flame,” “The Thunder,” or “The Broken Tree.””

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 7, “Of Beginnings and the Names of Things” (p. 57)

“She looked at me. Looked away. “You think too much of me.”
I smiled. “Perhaps you think too little of yourself.””

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 62, “Leaves” (p. 464)

“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.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 92, “The Music that Plays” (p. 716)

“So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 6, “The Price of Remembering” (p. 49)

“Music is a fine thing, but metal lasts.”

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He struck the table with two huge fingers to emphasize his point....
As I left, I thought about what Kilvin had said. It was the first thing he had said to me that I did not agree with wholeheartedly. Metal rusts, I thought, music lasts forever.
Time will eventually prove one of us right.
Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 60, “Fortune” (pp. 443-444; ellipsis represents minor elision of description)

“But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 22, “A Time for Demons” (p. 160)

“Remember this son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can’t sing. Words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart. And, some men’s minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly, no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.”

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Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)

“You don’t seem the superstitious type.”

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“I’m not,” Ben said. “I’m careful. There’s a difference.”
Origine: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 12, “Puzzle Pieces Fitting” (p. 93)

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