We needed to become world-famous soon, while there was still that kind of world to be famous in.

Let others wage war. You, lucky Austria, shall marry.

Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos.

One of the most common questions writers are asked is "Where do you get your ideas?" But the sad truth is, we don't know. Ideas can come at any time and from any direction: in the shower, waiting for an elevator, or while bouncing across Wikipedia pages.

So, there was this beautiful princess. She was locked in a high tower(...)She was stuck up there(...)So the only thing was to jump.

maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore

I used to be a pre-industrial writer: thousands of words in a spurt and then a few days off. But as I get older, I've switched to a mode best described as 'slow and steady wins the race.' Basically, I write during the same four hours every day, after breakfast and the all-important coffee, generally in the same room and wearing the same pajamas.