Why Pretend To Be Something You're Not?

The More Complex And Overwhelming The Threat To A Protagonist, The Better The Opportunity For The Author To Create A Compelling Conflict And A Dramatic Resolution.

She Has Her Gown Nicely In Place Tonight, Doesn't She? Black Velvet And Sparkles, Not A Thread Left Hanging. Clever Girl, This City. Even The Sky Is Her Friend.

...[y]ou Have An Inner Strength That Makes It Possible For You To Do Things Other People Couldn't Even Begin To Think Of Doing.

The Name Of The Wind Marks The Debut Of A Writer We Would All Do Well To Watch. Patrick Rothfuss Has Real Talent, And His Tale Of Kvothe Is Deep And Intricate And Wondrous.

Let Me Tell You Something You Haven't Learned Yet, Something You Learn Only By Living Awhile. As You Get Older, You Find That Life Begins To Wear You Down. Doesn't Matter Who You Are Or What You Do, It Happens. Experience, Time, Events - They All Conspire Against You To Steal Away Your Energy, To Erode Your Confidence, To Make You Question Things You Wouldn't Have Given A Second Thought To When You Were Young. It Happens Gradually, A Chipping Away That You Don't Even Notice At First, And Then One Day It's There. You Wake Up And You Just Don't Have The Fire Anymore." He Smiled.