I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.

...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.

He then proceeded to shout at Alpha and Beta, a sign that he was in a genuine good mood. They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he accused them of things I'm sure no donkey has ever willingly done, especially not Beta, who possessed impeccable moral character.

In brief, worldbuilding is different than setting in my opinion. Setting is a room. A backdrop. It's scenery. But without good worldbuilding, you can't have realistic feeling scenery. You can't have cool, unique backdrops for your story.

She was a wicked thing sometimes. All full of want. As if the shape of the world depended on her mood. As if she were important.

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made.