Title courtesy of Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters.

I looked for quotes on dreams, very much like this giant dream catcher (on the art walk in Darmstadt’s town forest), trying to catch quotes.

And was overwhelmed with grand, inspriational thoughts about big dreams like this one of J. W. v. Goethe:

“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”

That might be alright for a genius like Goethe but I’m an ordinary woman, so this – seen at the Sculpture Park in Bad König – is more up my alley:

This advice (graffiti on the campus of Lüneburg university) answers that situation but only with an appeal not with a guideline on “how to”:

So in the end, I turned once again to my favourite author, Terry Pratchett, and his irreverent and realistic take on grand things. I was not disappointed:

“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.” (Wyrd Sisters)

And also Pratchett, from The Wee Free Men. The situation is that a little girl, Tiffany, very much the heroine of this and four others discworld novels, gets advice from a travelling teacher (who is actually a witch):

“Well, I must go. I hope we shall meet again. I will give you some free advice, though.”
“Will it cost me anything?”
“What? I just said it was free!” said Miss Tick.
“Yes, but my father said that free advice often turns out to be expensive,” said Tiffany.
Miss Tick sniffed. “You could say this advice is priceless,” she said, “Are you listening?”
“Yes,” said Tiffany.
“Good. Now…if you trust in yourself…”
“Yes?”
“…and believe in your dreams…”
“Yes?”
“…and follow your star…” Miss Tick went on.
“Yes?”
“…you’ll still be beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy. Goodbye.”

Wednesday Quotes: Dreams/Nightmares

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