Patrick Rothfuss Quote Explained: Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

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…it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.

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There is nothing quite so delightfully mysterious as a secret in your own backyard.

- Patrick Rothfuss

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We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.

- Patrick Rothfuss

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But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about. Explain

- Patrick Rothfuss

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I’ve waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.

- Patrick Rothfuss

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Flower

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If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe. Explain

- Patrick Rothfuss

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Believe

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I love worldbuilding. It’s as much fun for me as writing itself. It’s like a hobby of mine.

- Patrick Rothfuss

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You never do things the easy way, do you?” she said. “There’s an easy way?” I asked.

- Patrick Rothfuss

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· USA

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

…it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.

There is nothing quite so delightfully mysterious as a secret in your own backyard.

We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.

But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about. Explain

I’ve waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.

If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe. Explain

I love worldbuilding. It’s as much fun for me as writing itself. It’s like a hobby of mine.

You never do things the easy way, do you?” she said. “There’s an easy way?” I asked.

A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Explain

My grandfather taught me that it is harder to be kind than it is to be clever.

Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?

I’m accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.

Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.

We can be more clever than one, but not more clever than all. Explain

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

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