Patrick Rothfuss Quotes

'Why do we stop for the greystones?''Tradition, my boy,' he said grandly, throwing his arms wide. 'And superstition. They are one and the same, anyway.'

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• 'Why do we stop for the greystones?''Tradition, my boy,' he said grandly, throwing his arms wide. 'And superstition. They are one and the same, anyway.'

  

  Patrick Rothfuss
  • Why
  • Stop
  • Boy