One strange thing is that you can have multiple torches in your inventory, some that have been lit and others that haven't been. The "lit" quality is persistent. Swap a lit torch one into a weapon hand and it will always be lit. Swap an unlit torch and you'll have to find a fire source or drop a candle to light it.
This seems like unnecessary busy work to me. In other games if you have a torch in inventory, it's assumed you know how to light it with a flint or something if you pull it out. This could be streamlined without breaking immersion, I think.
Agreed, torches should always be lit with no action on the part of the player.