Немного о том, за что я люблю Терри Пратчетта.
“You have read it, I assume. You know? The sign which says, ‘Do not, under any circumstances, open this door’?”
“Of course I’ve read it,” said Ridcully. “Why d’yer think I want it opened?”
“Er . . . why?” said the Lecturer in Recent Runes.
“To see why they wanted it shut, of course.”*
* This exchange contains almost all you need to know about human civilization. At least, those bits of it that are now under the sea, fenced off or still smoking.