Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.
Patrick RothfussIt's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think.
Patrick RothfussWords have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart, and some men's minds are woefully small targets.
Patrick RothfussHumor is important for is pacing. If your whole book is just drama drama drama, it's going to wear down the reader.
Patrick RothfussIt doesn't eat meat." I said. "It's a herbivore. It's like a big cow." Denna looked at me and started to laugh. Not hysterical laughter, but the helpless laughter of someone who's just heard something so funny they can't help but bubble over with it. She put her hands over her mouth and shook with it, the only sound was a low huffing that escaped through her fingers. There was another flash of blue fire from below. Denna froze midlaugh, then took her hands away from her mouth. She looked at me, her eyes wide, and spoke softly with a slight quaver in her voice, "Mooooo.
Patrick Rothfuss