I'd like to work with some of the videogame companies for the simple fact that they obviously need some sort of writer's help. I play videogames, and lately it's hard for me to enjoy them because I'm spending all my time cringing at the corny dialogue, thin characters, and glaring plot holes.
Patrick RothfussWhen someone writes something dazzlingly brilliant, people want to imitate it. The result is a lot of less-than-brilliant knock-offs. Elves, Dwarves, Goblin army, cursed ring, evil sorcerer. Tolkien did it. It rocked. Let's move on. Let's do something new.
Patrick RothfussI'd like to do an anthology. Maybe a collection of songs set in my world, or based on my world. I think that would be a lot of fun.
Patrick RothfussJust because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me.
Patrick RothfussItโs not over if youโre still here,โ Chronicler said. โItโs not a tragedy if youโre still alive.
Patrick RothfussWords are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.
Patrick Rothfuss