Quotes about Pratchett

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The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind. — Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We — James D. Nicoll
I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people. — Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight
At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerou — Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight
There was no safety. There was no pride. All there was, was money. Everything became money, and money became everything. — Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
One cannot help feeling that some alternative occupation—lettuce farming, say—would offer somewhat less of a risk of bei — Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic
I've stolen books. They're the only thing worth taking that don't belong to you. — Sully Tarnish, The Dragon and the Apprentice: A Wizard's Wager
NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY — Terry Pratchett
Then Tak looked upon the stone and it was trying to come alive, and Tak smiled, and wrote All things strive.And for the — Terry Pratchett, Thud!
When Geoffrey was away, the goat often took himself off. He had soon got the goats at Granny’s cottage doing his bidding — Terry Pratchett, The Shepherd's Crown
The key to having good scales is a healthy diet of venison when you’re just a wee dragon lad. — Sully Tarnish, The Dragon and the Apprentice: A Wizard's Wager
Humans need fantasy to be human. — Terry Pratchett
It's rude to stare," said the troll. Its mouth opened with a little crest of foam, and shut again in exactly the same wa — Terry Pratchett
It is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someone's mouth before the spe — Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
The universe, they say, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuas — Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic
That's No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, mistress,' said Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-bu — Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men
Gods didn’t mind atheists, if they were deep, hot, fiery, atheists like Simony, who spend their whole life hating gods f — Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book. — Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
These were dangerous thoughts, he knew. They were the kind that crept up on a Watchman when the chase was over and it wa — Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
Who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men? A copper, that's who. (...)You saw how close men lived to the beast. You — Terry Pratchett, Night Watch