Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.
“Critics? How do they happen? I know how it happened to me. I would send a poem or story to a magazine and they would say this doesn't suit our needs precisely but on the other hand you sound interesting. Would you be interested in doing a review?”
“It's been my experience that every time I think I know where it's at, it's usually somewhere else.”