What is your favorite quote?

Just one favorite quote? Seriously? That would be like just one purse, just one pair of shoes, one coffee mug (sorry, I can never resist another cute coffee mug), just one pair of ear rings. Just one does not work. You will need one for every occasion. My favorite quotes all come from one person. Terry Pratchett! For me, Terry Pratchett was Shakespeare 2.0. Here are some of his best and you can find much more here.

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
– Terry Pratchett, Diggers

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
-Terry Pratchett

“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
– Terry Pratchett

“It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.”
– Terry Pratchett

“It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.”
– Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

And this one, is my absolute favorite! Actually I should put it in the sidebar.

“The enemy isn’t men, or women, it’s bloody stupid people and no one has the right to be stupid.”
– Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

Have a great week ya’ll and remember to smile often.

What’s a skill you consider basic, that most people don’t actually know how to do?

That would be common sense! Forty years ago common sense was a basic skill almost everybody had. Sure, there where the mandatory idiot now and then, but common sense widespread. Nowadays that is, at least in my little corner of the planet, it is a rare commodity. It often feels like 90 % of the population entirely stopped using their brain. Zero general education is one part of it, then the army of smombies (people who are clued to their smart phones 24/7 doomscrolling, getting their entire knowledge exclusively from social media). And let’s not forget those who are ignoring just everything, people, rules (even if they make sense), common courtesy, their surroundings (yes, sure your 500 bucks car needs a 5 k sound system so you can share your “music” with the entire block at 4 am). Yes, it would be really nice if we could go back to teach our children common sense before we release them to other people. Would make life much more pleasant for everybody, don’t you think?

If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be?

Oh that is easy to answer! I would chose Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. He is a wizard working as magical detective (but it becomes much much more later in the story) in Chicago. When you now imagine a smooth white collar type of guy, I need to burst your bubble. He has edges, lots of them. He is a little bit like a magical MacGyver. Since he meets a lot of different magical and supernatural beings, I imagine a dinner conversation with him must be very interesting. I can’t really tell why, but I like his character very much. Maybe it’s because he reminds me a lot of an old friend I lost contact with about 20 years ago.

Which book have you read more than any other?

Actually I have a annual reading schedule. I read all my favorite books ones every year. Might sound boring for some but for me it’s kinda comforting. So it’s all of my Terry Pratchett books, then the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, the Daniel Faust series by Craig Schaefer and the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka. When then is still time left I enjoy the Doc. Siri (has nothing to do with the stupid thing on our iPhones) series by Colin Cotterill and the Isle and Rizzoli series by Tess Gerritsen. I can’t really say which series I read more, but the Dresden Files series is special. I come up to a point where the story gets to dark. Then I have to stop and switch to something funny (Terry Pratchett). The next year I start again with the first book and usually then I come a little further.You see, for me it’s much more than just one book.