"In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and norms of behaviour."
"One might as well claim that the tide which rubs pebbles smooth on a beach is doing the pebbles a service because being round is prettier than being jagged. It's of no concern to a pebble what shape it is. But it's very important to a person."
"Das Problem liegt darin, dass die Normen der Industrie auf Krankenhäuser übertragen werden, obwohl es um Menschenleben geht. Der Mensch im Krankenhaus ist heute kein Mensch mehr, sondern eine Fallpauschale."