Milja

“here is the new thing and here it is. And yesterday you never thought about it and after today you don’t know what you would do without it. That was what the technology was doing. It was your slave but, in a sense, it might be the other way round.”
― Terry Pratchett, Raising Steam

“Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it."

"No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

“Hello, little girl," he said, which was only his first big mistake. "I'm sure you want to know all about hedgehogs, eh?"

"I did this one last year," said Tiffany.

The man looked closer, and his grin faded. "Oh, yes," he said. "I remember. You asked all those... little questions."

"I would like a question answered today," said Tiffany.

"Provided it's not one about how you get baby hedgehogs," said the man.

"No," said Tiffany patiently. "It's about zoology."

"Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it."

"No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite small.”
― Terry Pratchett

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
― Isaiah Berlin