Terry Pratchett Quotes
The gods were there to do the duties of a megaphone, because who else would people listen to?
I'VE NEVER BEEN VERY SURE ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT, said Bill Door. I AM NOT SURE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS RIGHT. OR WRONG. JUST PLACES TO STAND.
I kill in my own time, ” he said. “In any case, killing unconscious people isn’t right.”“I can’t think of a more opportune time, ” said the Loremaster.
That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart.
You're wondering if I really would slit your throat. To tell the truth, I don't know either, but think of the fun we could have finding out.
They want dancing girls! They want thrills! They want elephants! They want people falling off roofs! They want dreams! The world is full of little people with big dreams!
He's got a box with a demon in it that draws pictures, " said Rincewind shortly. "Do what the madman says and he will give you gold.
I could use you—if you pass the tests, of course. There are three of them. You have passed the first.""What are the other—" Hrun paused, his lips moved soundlessly and then he hazarded, "two?
Luck is my middle name, " said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad.
Because the world all twisted up and wrong, like distorted glass, only came back into focus if you looked at it through the bottom of a bottle.
I recall no arrangement, Mau, no bargain, covenant, agreement or promise. There is what happens, and what does not happen. There is no 'should
Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like ared flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front ofsomeone who was annoyed by it.
You're saying, ' he said, weighing each word, 'that we should send Carrot away to be a duck among humans because Bjorn Stronginthearm is my uncle.
He wanted one drink, and understood precisely why he wasn't going to have one. One drink ended up arriving in a dozen glasses.
He only drinks when he gets depressed, ' said Carrot. 'Why does he get depressed?' 'Sometimes it's because he hasn't had a drink.
Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get.
Heroes get kingdoms and princesses, and they take regular exercise, and when they smile the light glints off their teeth, ting
If they look as though they're worried, we'll move in.''And do what exactly?' said Polly.'Threaten to shoot them, ' said Maladict firmly.'And if they don't believ
Falling isn’t so bad, you know. It’s only the landing that hurts.
never ask the tight-rope walker how he keeps his balance. if he stops to think about it, he falls off
Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong...But it might.
You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage.
Mums are mums, lance-constable. They don't like to see men managing by themselves, in case that sort of thing catches on.
Ricewind had always relied on running away. But somerimes, perhaps, you had to stand and fight, if only because there was nowhere left to run.
It's always worrying to see a journalist take a sudden interest in what you're saying, especially when you half suspect it was a load of pigeon guano.
MANY PHENOMENA--wars, plagues, sudden audits--have been advanced as evidence for the hidden hand of Satan in the affairs of Man.
There’s a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork, greatest of Discworld c
Before you can kill the monster you have to say its name.
How hard can writing be? After all, most of the words are going to be 'and, ' 'the, ' and 'I, ' and 'it, ' and so on, and there's a huge number to choose from, so a lot of the work has been done for you.
In my heart, I'm just a kid from the council houses. I can remember the old cottage and my dad coming round with the tin bath. I'm not a rich man.