Wachen! Wachen! Der Zauberhut: Zwei Romane in einem Band
Variante: Gibt es irgend etwas in der Welt, durch das unser Leben lebenswert wird?" fragte Allesweiß bitter. Tod überlegte. "KATZEN, sagte er schließlich. JA, KATZEN SIND RECHT NETT.
Terry Pratchett: Zitate über die Welt
Terry Pratchett war englischer Fantasy-Schriftsteller. Entdecken Sie interessante Zitate über welt.„Die wahrhaft menschliche Qualität besteht nicht […] aus Intelligenz, sondern aus Phantasie.“
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Philosophen der Rundwelt“, S. 13
"Imagination, rather than mere intelligence, is the truly human quality." - The Science of Discworld. First chapter: The Story Starts Here
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Philosophen der Rundwelt“, Kapitel 24 "Die erweiterte Gegenwart", Piper Verlag München, Deutsche Erstausgabe August 2006, ISBN 3-492-28621-6, S. 377
"It is said that Johannes Brahms was walking along a beach with a friend, who was complaining that all of the good music had already been written. 'Oh, look,' said Brahms, pointing out to sea. 'Here comes the last wave.'" - The Science of Discworld II: The Globe. May Contain Nuts.
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt“, S. 65
"Our minds evolved to carry out rather specific tasks like choosing a mate, killing bears with a sharp stick, and getting dinner without becoming it." - 'The Science of Discworld. Beginnings and Becomings. Potentiality is the Key.
Interesting Times
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Philosophen der Rundwelt. Die Wissenschaft der Scheibenwelt 2“, Kapitel 16 "Freier Unwille", Piper Verlag München, Deutsche Erstausgabe August 2006, ISBN 3-492-28621-6, S. 227 books.google http://books.google.de/books?id=0LMVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT196. Deutsch von Erik Simon.
"Whoever controls the future controls human destiny. Destiny. That's a strange concept in a creature that believes it has free will. If you can control the future, then the future cannot be fixed. If it is not fixed, then there is no such thing as destiny." - The Science of Discworld II: The Globe. Chapter Free Won't
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt“, S. 64 f.
"Previous generations have been absolutely convinced that their scientific theories were well-nigh perfect, only for it to turn out that they had missed the point entirely. Why should it be any different for our generation?" - The Science of Discworld. Beginnings and Becomings. Potentiality is the Key.
Terry Pratchett, I. Stewart, J. Cohen, „Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt“, S. 80
"Even a really bad creator would at least have started with Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Surprise." - The Science of Discworld. Beyond the Fifth Element