People: *ask me to do anything at any time of the day*
Me:
people: *ask me to
do anything at any
time of the day*me:
Ein gutes Gewissen ist ein sanftes Ruhekissen.
Deutsches Sprichwort (“A clear conscience is a soft pillow.”)
Equivalents in other European languages:
Slovenian: Čista vest je najboljše vzglavje.
Slovakian: Dobré svedomie je mäkká poduška.
Czech: Čisté svědomí je nejměkčí polštář.
Hungarian: A jó lelkiismeret a legjobb altató.
(via willkommen-in-germany)
The Cold War—Crowley and Aziraphale’s friendship (though they’re on “opposing teams”) is meant to be reminiscent of Cold War spies; operatives who could relate to one another due to being mutually stranded away from home and eventually going native. Their tendency to hang out at St. James’ Park and the cafe at the British Museum together are the biggest cues, as both are well-known places for spies to chill.
Aziraphale’s Name—has always been the cause of some dispute over the years in regard to pronunciation. (For the record, Pratchett has said that it was meant to be pronounced “Azz-ear-raf-AE-el,” but that he and Gaiman ended up pronouncing it “Azz-ear-raf-ail” over the years, so that’s what we’ve got now.) Terry Pratchett has said that while the name was invented, it fits into angelic “canon” as it were, which is true in more than one religion. Various faiths support angels with the names of Raphael, Mikhail, Gabriel, Azrael, and so forth, which phonetically falls in with Aziraphale.
December 26, 1968 – Planet Earth, seen on television in a transmission from the Apollo 8 spacecraft as it traveled at 6,084 feet per second when it was about 97,000 nautical miles from home.
(NASA)
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