# Quote — Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

> My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “Quothe.” Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to.
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> The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it’s spoken, can mean “The Flame,” “The Thunder,” or “The Broken Tree.”

- Author: [Patrick Rothfuss](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss.md)
- Book: [The Name of the Wind](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind.md)
- Page: 57
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind/my-name-is-kvothe

## More from this book

> Everyone thinks chemistry and alchemy are so similar, but they’re really not. They’re not even related. They just happen to live in the same house.

p. 328 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind/everyone-thinks-chemistry.md)

> There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

p. 318 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind/there-are-three.md)

> Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man’s will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.

p. 672 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind/words-are-pale.md)