# Quote — Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

> When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.

- 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: 88
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Patrick_Rothfuss#The_Name_of_the_Wind_(2007)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/patrick-rothfuss/the-name-of-the-wind/when-we-are

## 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)