Quote by Terry Pratchett
Humans! They lived in the world where the grass continued to be green and the sun rose every day and flowers regularly turned into fruit, and what impressed them? Weeping statues. And wine made out of water! A mere quantum-mechanistic tunnel effect, that'd happen anyway if you were prepared to wait zillions of years. As if the turning of sunlight into wine, by means of vines and grapes and time and anzymes, wasn't a thousand times more impressive and happened all the time...
Summary
This quote by Terry Pratchett challenges human fascination with extraordinary occurrences, like weeping statues, rather than appreciating the everyday wonders of the natural world. He suggests that humans often overlook the remarkable processes that happen routinely, such as the transformation of sunlight into wine through the growth of grapes, as they seek out more sensational and miraculous experiences. Pratchett highlights the irony of human fascination with extraordinary events when the ordinary, natural phenomena surrounding them are equally incredible.
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