Patrick Rothfuss (1973) American fantasy writer
Concerning Cake, Bilbo Baggins and Charity. (19 January 2014) http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2014/01/concerning-cake-bilbo-baggins-and-charity/ <br class="br">Official site
“In the beginning, I was put off by the harshness of German. Someone would order a piece of cake, and it sounded as if it were an actual order, like, "Cut the cake and lie facedown in that ditch between the cobbler and the little girl."”
I'm guessing this comes from having watched too many Second World War movies.
Essay, "Easy, tiger". p.80
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