But sometimes the best help a person can find is helping someone else.

Re'lar Kvothe," he said seriously. "I am trying to wake your sleeping mind to the subtle language the world is whispering. I am trying to seduce you into understanding. I am trying to teach you." He leaned forward until his face was almost touching mine. "Quit grabbing at my tits.

I can't count the men who have tried to seduce me away from my virtue by teaching me how to defend it.

You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said. "There's an easy way?" I asked.

Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.

I'm not a role model. I'm an aberation. A statistical anomoly. Following in my footsteps is about the dumbest thing you could ever do.

Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your character comes from, how can you know what he's really like? You must know your characters on a much deeper level than you would if you just shrugged your way into a cookie cutter fantasy world.