14. Victor Hugo Needed His Caffeine and Protein Fix
Victor Hugo is best known for being the author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and for a period of time, he lived in exile from France on the British island of Guernsey. If you were to see the island today, it looks more like a lovely place to have a relaxing vacation than a prison. Hugo seemed to agree, because he took this so-called “punishment” as an opportunity to relax in his seaside mansion and write some of his best work.
Every morning, Victor Hugo woke up at sunrise to see his spectacular oceanfront views from his window. He slurped down two raw eggs, and chased it with a cup of black coffee before he started writing. This breakfast sounds more like something Rocky would eat before he ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, but Hugo was the furthest thing from a boxer. At least it was quick and efficient so he could get his day started.