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“Psychologisch wird das, was sich beim Eintreten einer Panik abspielt, als ein Aussetzen der Intelligenz, und überhaupt der höheren geistigen Artung, angesehen, an deren Stelle älteres seelisches Getriebe zum Vorschein kommt; aber es darf wohl hinzugefügt werden, daß mit der Lähmung und Abschnürung des Verstandes in solchen Fällen nicht sowohl ein Hinabsinken zum instinktiven Handeln vor sich geht als vielmehr eines, das durch diesen Bereich hindurch bis zu einem Instinkt der letzten Not und einer letzten Notform des Handelns führt. Diese Handlungsweise hat die Form völliger Verwirrung, sie ist planlos und scheinbar von der Vernunft wie von jedem rettenden Instinkt verlassen; aber ihr unbewußter Plan ist der, die Qualität der Handlungen durch deren Zahl zu ersetzen, und ihre nicht geringe List beruht auf der Wahrscheinlichkeit, daß sich unter hundert blinden Versuchen, die Nieten sind, auch ein Treffer findet.”
― Über die Dummheit
― Über die Dummheit

“In those days, you must understand, children were basically thought to be inadequate adults. A child’s nature was not something that could be developed, because character was set at birth; childhood was a period of revelation, not development, so when my language abilities appeared they were thought to have always existed, placed there by God, waiting to be made known.”
― The Gargoyle
― The Gargoyle

“ In 1658, Francis Andrew Ransome stole the Alchemy Scroll from St. Julian’s college, my present employer. Ransome was a member of a transatlantic group called The Invisible College. They were alchemists, meaning they worked with matter and spirit together.”
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
― The Alchemy Fire Murder

“While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’” “‘It’s history, my boy.’” “The grandson comes nearer and exclaims, “‘But this is a porno site, grandpa, naked chicks, sex . . . a lot of sex!’” “‘Well, it’s sex for you, my son, but for me it’s history,’ the old man says with a sigh.” All of people in the cabin burst into laughter. “A stale joke, but a cool one,” added William More, the man who just told the joke. The navigator skillfully guided the flying disc among the dense orange-yellow blanket of clouds in the upper atmosphere that they had just entered. Some of the clouds were touched with a brownish hue at the edges. The rest of the pilots gazed curiously and intently outwards while taking their seats. The flying saucer descended slowly, the navigator’s actions exhibiting confidence. He glanced over at the readings on the monitors below the transparent console: Atmosphere: Dense, 370 miles thick, 98.4% nitrogen, 1.4% methane Temperature on the surface: ‒179°C / ‒290°F Density: 1.88 g/cm³ Gravity: 86% of Earth’s Diameter of the cosmic body: 3200 miles / 5150 km.”
― Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
― Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
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