Man sollte meinen, in eine Million Stücke zerhackt und in den finstersten Teil der Unterwelt geworfen zu werden, wäre eine klare Andeutung, dass er anderswo nicht willkommen war.
Rick Riordan
Related Wie ich höre, zeigt auch der Himmel eine Leidenschaft für das Neue. Ein Stern wird müde, ein Ster... ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER Ich habe gelernt, dass es auch Gutes auf der Welt gibt, wenn man genau hinschaut und danach sucht. I... JENNIFER NIVEN Siehst Du, Momo", sagte er, "es ist so: Manchmal hat man eine sehr lange Straße vor sich. Man denkt... MICHAEL ENDE Lucas beobachtete, wie Helen aus dem Haus rannte und in Claires Wagen sprang. Sie sah erschöpft und... JOSEPHINE ANGELINI Olaf hielt sich keineswegs für etwas Besonderes; seine Heavy-Metal-Kutte und die schwarzen T-Shirts... JULI ZEH Verliebtheiten werden maßlos überschätzt. Verliebtheiten bestehen zu fünfundvierzig Prozent aus ... PETER HøEG Die großartigste Fähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes ist vielleicht die, mit Schmerzen fertig zu we... PATRICK ROTHFUSS Er entschied, noch einmal die Wahrheit zu sagen. Es war eine völlig neue Taktik für ihn, und viell... TERRY PRATCHETT Simon." Ihre holte ihn in die Wirklichkeit zurück. "Simon, hörst du mir überhaupt zu?" "Hm? ... CASSANDRA CLARE Sie kannst du vielleicht täuschen, aber mich nicht." Er sah mich von der Seite an. Offenbar h... SAMANTHA YOUNG Der Wahnsinn ist nur die Kehrseite der Macht, beide Ungeheuer wurden erschaffen, um einander zu näh... FAWZI MELLAH Den Haag, das zu jener Zeit um die vierzigtausend Einwohner zählte, nennt Diderot das schönste Dor... W.G. SEBALD Ich habe in diesen Tagen viel über Liebe nachgedacht, und darüber, wie ich das Wort hasste und es ... JOHN UPDIKE Aber glaubt mir, dass man Glück und Zuversicht selbst in Zeiten der Dunkelheit zu finden vermag. Ma... J.K. ROWLING Natürlich dauerte es eine Weile, bis alles kompliziert genug wurde, um Gaswolken, Galaxien, Planete... TERRY PRATCHETT Ich würde niemandem raten die Luft anzuhalten ... Abgesehen von der Filmfrage, denke... RENE AUBERJONOIS Ein Rezensent kommt mir manchmal vor wie der Mann, der eine Wolke beobachtet und ihr übelnimmt, da�... ARNO SCHMIDT . Aber sie tatens. ER überlebte länger, aber beide hielten sich lange. Zwei der neuen SF Serien we... STAR TREK Spione überall, wie?«Er sah sich in dem großen Raum um, und seine Aufmerksamkeit verweilte bei ei... TERRY PRATCHETT Die schwere Verwundung Gregors, an der er über einen Monat litt -- der Apfel blieb, da ihn nie... FRANZ KAFKA Ein Greenhorn schleppt der Reinlichkeit wegen einen Waschschwamm von der Größe eines Riesenkürbis... KARL MAY Der Autor muß eine Fülle von Varitionen über das ausgewählte Thema bieten, die Entscheidungsmög... CARLOS FUENTES Aber die Liebe lässt einen genauer und immer genauer hinsehen. Man bemerkt den Handrücken, eine Dr... ALLY CONDIE Wer niemals ganze Nachmittage lang mit glühenden Ohren und verstrubbeltem Haar über einem Buch sa�... MICHAEL ENDE Wir sind nicht einmal in der Lage, eine Familie zu gründen, geschweige denn, uns mit einer Partei z... JULI ZEH Die meisten Lügen sind wahr und spinnen sich von ganz allein, kaum jemand kannte diese Wahrheit bes... CHRISTOPH MARZI Wie es im Zeitalter der Könige naiv gewesen wäre zu glauben, dass der erstgeborene Königssohn der... J.M. COETZEE Das Leben geht weiter. Manchmal fragte ich mich, ob diese Tatsache nicht das Grausamste an unse... MAX RHODE Es war falsch zu lauschen, das war mir klar, doch irgendwie war es so schön kindisch, was mir ein B... MARTINA RIEMER In der Fabrik hing oben am Giebel, der am höchsten in den Himmel und am tiefsten in den Hof schaute... HERTA MüLLER Das Amt für Desinformation pflegt nur bei schwersten Zusammenstößen von Magierwelt und Muggeln t�... NEWT SCAMANDER … Das verschlug mir für einen Moment die Sprache, ich hatte nicht gedacht, dass es so schlim... MARTINA RIEMER Auf dem allerersten Foto, das von mir geschossen wurde, liege ich auf der Säuglingsstation, eingewi... RAZIEL REID Truhe hatte eine ganz einfache Strategie, um mit Dingen fertig zu werden, die sich zwischen ihr und ... TERRY PRATCHETT Der Pragmatismus ersetzt uns alles, was früher die großen Ideen, die Ideologien und Religionen, de... JULI ZEH Wir haben alle Angst. Angst zu verlieren, verlassen zu werden und wieder alleine zu sein. Trotzdem m... MARTINA RIEMER Ich für meinen Teil denke während einer Verfolgungsjagd gern nach. Keiner stört einen, man ist al... JONATHAN STROUD Jeder erzählt in seinem eigenen Kopf eine Geschichte über sich. Ununterbrochen. Die ganze Zeit. Un... PATRICK ROTHFUSS Rätselhafterweise ist Schriftsteller trotzdem der schönste Beruf der Welt. Mehr als das. Schriftst... JULI ZEH Aber man lebt nicht ewig in einem Alptraum. Der Mensch hat die Fähigkeit, selbst in den abnormalste... NATASCHA KAMPUSCH Eine Eigenschaft war etwas, auf das man mit dem Finger zeigen konnte, wenn man sich selber meinte. [... JULI ZEH Jeder von uns hat zweierlei Geist. Einen wachen Geist und einen schlafenden Geist. Unser wacher Geis... PATRICK ROTHFUSS in der Fußgängerzone kam Wind auf wie immer Wind aufkommt bei der Suche nach jenem richtigen Ort d... MARION POSCHMANN Irgendwo war mir ein Rest von Glauben an den freien Willen geblieben, aber an diesem Morgen war ich ... ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER Oh mein Sohn, es wird auch berichtet, dass Luqman (der Weise) seinem Sohn riet: "Oh Sohn, du möchte... أبو حامد محمد الغزالي Im Jahr 1970 noch protestierten Feministinnen gegen die Vergegenständlichung von Frauen in mondäne... KATHLEEN BARRY Einerseits überschätzen wir den Andern, andererseits unterschätzen wir ihn und wir überschätzen... THOMAS BERNHARD So sind die Dinge manchmal. Wenn alles am schlimmsten ist, dann wirft der Verstand alles in einen Pa... RICHARD BACHMAN Einige Leute« – der kleine Mann blickte skeptisch auf die vorbeiströmende Basismaterie – »ins... TERRY PRATCHETT Diese jungen Menschen hatten keine Wünsche, keine Überzeugungen, geschweige denn Ideale, sie streb... JULI ZEH Im Verlaufe nicht nur der ökonomischen, sondern auch der politischen Globalisierung kann das kardin... HELMUT SCHMIDT Ein Traum ist nichts anderes, als eine mögliche Wirklichkeit, die nur darauf wartet, stattzufinden.... JOHN STRELECKY Ich selbst spiele nie Billard, [...],aber ich weiß, dass man den Ball hoch oder tief, rechts oder l... ROBERT MUSIL Der Deutsche fährt nicht wie andere Menschen. Er fährt, um recht zu haben. KURT TUCHOLSKY Nein, fair ist das nicht, aber dass die Erde sich wie die Hölle anfühlt, liegt an unserer Erwartun... CHUCK PALAHNIUK einige gitarren, ein klavier, mikrophone von der decke, kleine schaumstoffpyramiden an den wänden. ... DAVID RAMIRER In Begleitung von erlesenen Schmerzen.« Rincewind zögerte. Er war ziemlich sicher, die Bedeutung d... TERRY PRATCHETT Beschwipst, betrunken ... ein Gentleman würde die Situation jedenfalls nicht ausnutzen." "Du h... SAMANTHA YOUNG Wäre ich ein Zimmermann, würde ich dir ein Fenster zu meiner Seele zimmern. Wenn du hineinsch... COLLEEN HOOVER In Homers Ilias scheint Thetis jedenfalls keine Einwände gegen die Beziehung ihres Sohnes Ac... YUVAL NOAH HARARI Wir hätten Freunde werden können, aber du weißt, wie es mit Freundschaften gehen kann. Enttäusch... KAI MEYER Die Behauptung, daß Effrom nicht besonders gut kochen konnte, war eine Untertreibung von ähnlichem... CHRISTOPHER MOORE A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it
is because he will not.
[Ger., D... JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE Wenn ich nur ein Telephon habe, der Wald wird sich finden! Ohne Telephon kann man nur ... KARL KRAUS Drei Fragen die du mit Ja beantworten musst: Bringt er dir in jeder Lebenslage Respekt un... COLLEEN HOOVER Der Autor (...) sieht, daß die Zeitgenossen, störrisch wie die Esel, rückwärts laufen, einem kla... ERICH KäSTNER Den Staat kümmert nicht, ob der Bürger lebt oder stirbt. Wichtig für den Staat und sein Archiv is... J.M. COETZEE Aber sie halten es für eine Legende!' 'Weil sie es dafür halten wollen. Vielleicht würden si... KAI MEYER Es ist ein Unterschied, ob wir wissen das anderen Menschen Darsteller in unserem Leben sind, oder ob... JOHN STRELECKY Wir haben Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte und extrem belesene Leute, die einige der größten Fans der Serie ... CHASE MASTERSON Bei uns wird nur selten eine Mariage geschlossen, wo nicht wenigstens ein halb Dutzend der Gäste - ... FRIEDRICH SCHILLER War ich kindisch? Verdammt, ja. War ich wütend? Und wie. Hatte er das ver... MARTINA RIEMER Im Grunde wollte Smutek ihnen den kürzesten aller Witze erzählen: Treffen sich zwei Menschen. Sagt... JULI ZEH Ebenso hilft es der Seele nichts, wenn der Leib heilige Kleider anlegt, wie's die Priester und Geist... MARTIN LUTHER Was sind das für Konstellationen in der Gegenwart, in denen zufällige oder angeborene Unterschiede... CAROLIN EMCKE Wer mit den Haien schwimmt, der darf nicht bluten. Aber, mein Freund, Du blutest gerade. Und zwar he... DAVID GRAY Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn, Röslein auf der Heiden, war so jung und morgenschön, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Das Sterben erscheint uns als die größte Schwäche überhaupt, schlimmer als Alkoholismus oder Her... CHUCK PALAHNIUK Nachdem sie sich ihr Sandwich aus dem Automaten geholt und es ausgepackt hatte, schleppte Trace sie ... VANESSA SANGUE Da kam noch einmal – ein einziges Mal – durch das Schweigen der Nacht das süße Seufzen wieder ... EDGAR ALLAN POE Der Schmerz, den wir alle über diesen Verlust empfinden, erinnert mich, erinnert uns, daran, dass, ... J.K. ROWLING Weißt Du, daß es außer den über dreißig Farben in einem Farbtub-Kasten noch eine weitere, für ... YASUSHI INOUE Wahrscheinlich kann man vom Nichtwollen seelisch nicht leben; eine Sache nicht tun wollen, das ist a... THOMAS MANN Und ist es nicht ein wenig heuchlerisch jemanden „Ruhe in Frieden“ zu wünschen und dann die Bes... LORENZO FRICK [...] dass es völlig hirnrissig ist, etwas für andere Menschen zu tun, weil man selbst ein Mensch ... JULI ZEH Der Politik trauen wir nicht von hier bis zur nächsten Türklinke, aber sie soll bitte schön für ... PEER STEINBRüCK Während die erste Tasse Tee mir die Lippen und Kehle befeuchtet, die zweite meine Trauer vertr... LU TONG Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession
of prosperous days.
[Ger., Alles... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Das Ufer des Flusses und der vielen glitzernden Bächlein, die ihm auf allerlei Umwegen zuströmten,... EDGAR ALLAN POE Wer sich selbst belügt und seine eigenen Lügen anhört, kommt schließlich soweit, dass er keine W... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Zu einem wahrhaften Menschen gehören viele Götter, und er verschließt in seinem Herzen alle die M... GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL Sich mit diesem oder jenem zu identifizieren, ist also ein normaler Vorgang. Gefährlich wird es, so... NAVID KERMANI Das gute Buch macht den Menschen einzigartig und befreit ihm aus der Menge. Es gibt ihm die Möglich... DAVID GROSSMAN Immer wieder behauptete Unwahrheiten werden nicht zu Wahrheiten, sondern, was schlimmer ist, zu Gewo... OLIVER HASSENCAMP Aber jede noch so kleine Verbesserung meines Zustandes entfernte mich weiter von George, und in Wahr... KATE MOSSE Sollte ein Muggel so unklug sein, einem anderen anzuvertrauen, er habe einen Hippogreif gesehen, der... NEWT SCAMANDER Mädchen kriegen Titten und vergessen, wie klug und mutig sie einmal waren. Auch Jungen haben ihre e... CHUCK PALAHNIUK Am Anfang merkt man noch nicht viel davon. Man hat eines Tages keine Lust mehr irgendetwas zu tun. N... MICHAEL ENDE For the will and not the gift makes the giver.
[Ger., Denn der Wille
Und nicht die Gabe macht ... EPHRAIM GOTTHOLD LESSING Geschichten sind die Essenz des Lebens, Apolonia", sagte er, so ernst wie immer, und sie hatte das G... JENNY-MAI NUYEN
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"Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He sla... RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you." Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you? RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g... RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!" He slung his M16 onto his bac... RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ... RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language." Hazel tried not to laugh. "W... RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is... RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid. RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down." "But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Je... RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed! RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio... RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th... RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts t... RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w... RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo." Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be... RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?” The satyrs fell over... RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ... RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu... RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!" Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ... RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren... RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w... RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain... RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi... RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods." I hesita... RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ... RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez! RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна! - Гррр! - обади... RICK RIORDAN Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб... RICK RIORDAN Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ) RICK RIORDAN You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together. RICK RIORDAN then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo... RICK RIORDAN There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties... RICK RIORDAN Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” ... RICK RIORDAN Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn... RICK RIORDAN Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an ey... RICK RIORDAN Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr... RICK RIORDAN Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! RICK RIORDAN In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ... RICK RIORDAN THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!" Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t... RICK RIORDAN Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. RICK RIORDAN Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. RICK RIORDAN If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. RICK RIORDAN She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish. RICK RIORDAN A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ... RICK RIORDAN Humans see what they want to see. RICK RIORDAN Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. RICK RIORDAN Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh... RICK RIORDAN You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought. RICK RIORDAN This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th... RICK RIORDAN Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i... RICK RIORDAN I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. RICK RIORDAN For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a... RICK RIORDAN He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace.... RICK RIORDAN Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’ ‘How can you even talk to me like t... RICK RIORDAN Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?" He shrugged. "Techn... RICK RIORDAN Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later. RICK RIORDAN Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile.... RICK RIORDAN Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend... RICK RIORDAN Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro... RICK RIORDAN What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol... RICK RIORDAN Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind... RICK RIORDAN Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. RICK RIORDAN I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla... RICK RIORDAN Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand... RICK RIORDAN Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga... RICK RIORDAN She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin... RICK RIORDAN The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. RICK RIORDAN How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big ... RICK RIORDAN Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between... RICK RIORDAN Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a... RICK RIORDAN Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. RICK RIORDAN I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster." End of discussion.The Tita... RICK RIORDAN We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.” Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i... RICK RIORDAN Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc... RICK RIORDAN You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! RICK RIORDAN Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. RICK RIORDAN Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s... RICK RIORDAN