You can have an interesting story about a person living an interesting life. And if it's done well, that is just as engaging as the end of the world. A million people dying - we can't process. One person, we can process.
Patrick RothfussTo deem us simply enemies is to lose the true flavor of our relationship. It was more like the two of us entered into a business partnership in order to more efficiently pursue our mutual interest of hating each other.
Patrick RothfussDo not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath.
Patrick RothfussBut even this piece of flattery couldn't distract me from the fact that I was in the center of the Fae realm, blind, stark naked, and without the slightest idea of what was going on.
Patrick RothfussJust a little. Just the first faint breath of love... It wasnโt dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with a crack of thunder following. It was more like when flint strikes steel and the spark fades almost too fast for you to see. But still, you know itโs there, down where you canโt see, kindling.
Patrick Rothfuss