Home / Quotes / Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

“In my opinion there are two basic questions that any writer tries to answer. "What is?" is the question non-fiction asks. "What if?" is the question fiction asks. That's the question I'm more interested in.”

Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

Author

Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss, born on June 6, 1973, is a renowned American writer known for his works in the fantasy genre. His most famous series is 'The Name of the Wind,' which has gained widespread acclaim for its unique narrative style and profound philosophical insights. more

You May Also Like

“I'm not a role model. I'm an aberation. A statistical anomoly. Following in my footsteps is about the dumbest thing you could ever do.”

Roles Models Following Role Models Footsteps

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.”

Needs Writing Law Realizing Thumbs

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“When 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.”

People Want Writing Moving Evil Results Army Brilliant Rings Something New Cursed Dwarves Goblin

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“It's one thing to not want an evil-sorcerer type villain in your story, but it's another thing to avoid having any sort of antagonist at all. A story without an antagonist gets weird pretty quick.”

Want Stories Evil One Thing Type Villain Antagonist

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“I've created a chaotic life, and then I get on edge because of it.”

Author:Katherine Heigl

“Some tropes are universal. Boy meets girl. Betrayal and revenge. The search to discover a hidden truth.... A mother's love isn't cliché, it's universal. These things are archetypes. They're the building blocks of myth and legend. They are a big part about what it means to be human.”

“Fencing is more a sport than a martial art. It would be like basing your knowledge of roman phalanx warfare on NFL football.”

Art Would Be Sports Football Nfl Martial Arts Warfare Fencing Nfl Football

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“We have more brilliant fantasy novels than brilliant fantasy movies. Movies and TV are done by committee. But with a novel, it's really just one person running the show. That allows for a clarity and unity of vision that's pretty unique, artistically.”

Persons Done Shows Running Vision Fantasy Novel Tvs Unique Unity Brilliant Clarity Just One Committees Fantasy Novels

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very therapeutic, but that's best done in your journal, or on your blog if you're an exhibitionist. Trying to put a bunch of *specific* stuff from your personal life into your story usually just isn't appropriate unless you're writing a memoir or a personal essay or something of the sort.”

Ifs Way Writing Trying Done Stories Stuff Difficult Deals Issues Emotional Truth Is Bunch Memoir Appropriate Journal Personal Life Essays Blogs Therapeutic Personal Essays Exhibitionist

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“It's easier to write about heartbreak after you've had your heart broken. You have more material to draw from, you can extrapolate from your own experiences and make reasonable assumptions about how your characters would feel and act.”

Feels Writing Heart Character Materials Broken Easier Draws Assumption Reasonable Heart Broke

Author:Patrick Rothfuss