Extrait :
There is a lot of introspection and contemplation in The Wise Man's Fear. Where did the themes of education and enlightenment come from?
Patrick Rothfuss : The center of Kvothe's character is his curiosity. He's a young man who wants to know the truth of things, he wants to explore, he wants to know the hidden turnings of the world. I owe it to the reader to give Kvothe's discoveries substance. If he travels to the edge of the map, the cultures he encounters should be fully fleshed and interesting. If he talks to someone clever, that person better have some genuinely clever things to say. If I don't do that, I feel I'm not holding up my end of the bargain as an author.