the parties are no fun until everyone gets drunk

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.

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

Cure for writer's block: blow something up(in the story)

Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.

He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

It's just the way things are." she shrugged. "It's no one's fault." "Or everyone's.