“The most precious things I have in my life were not bought, they were earned.”

“The most precious thing I have to give is my time.”

“If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature....”

“Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.”

“I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them.But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant "to know."I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.You may have heard of me.”

“My favorite things in life don't cast any money.It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.”