The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.

You never could tell when someone would stop growing old in Neverland. For Tik Tok, it had been after wrinkles had walked long deep tracks across his face, but for many people, it was much younger. Some people said it occurred when the most important thing that would ever happen to you triggered something inside that stopped you from moving forward.

It's easy to grow old if you haven't grown up

At 55 I think I'm almost ready to grow up a bit - stay young at heart, be open to possibilities and play when you can

Growing up, I was a nerd. With actual taped eyeglasses.