“Where there are policemen there’s crime, sergeant, remember that.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I'm not a criminal madman,' said Vimes. (...) 'Never mind, you'll soon fit in,' said Lawn.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I express preference for a chronological sequence of events which precludes a violence. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Could I please amend that suggestion? Could you not be there in the second darkest shadow one hour before midnight, to see… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
but what should we do when the highborn and wealthy take to crime? Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“What a place! What a situation! What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“After all, people seemed quite easy about having their rights and liberties taken away by those they looked up to, but somehow… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Sometimes the crime follows the punishment, which only serves to prove the foresight of the Great God." "That's what my grandmother used… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It was Carrot who'd suggested to the Patrician that hardened criminals should be given the chance to 'serve the community' by redecorating… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
All I am really promoting in the books is the Golden Rule, which I hope everybody knows to be "do as you… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“He's bound to have done something ,” Nobby repeated. In this he was echoing the Patrician's view of crime and punishment. If… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Oh, good grief," said Vimes. "Look, it's quite simple, man. I was expected to go "At last, alcohol!", and chugalug the lot… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“These were dangerous thoughts, he knew. They were the kind that crept up on a Watchman when the chase was over and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“This one’s mental.’ ‘Eccentric.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘A bag of cash.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“But I did not return until half past four this morning and I distinctly remember stubbing my toe on the stairs. I am as… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“Someone broke from the scrum and, punching and kicking, staggered towards the Klatchian goal. "Isn't that man your butler?" said Ahmed. "Yes." "One of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“Magrat wondered what it was like, spending your whole life doing something you didn’t want to do. Like being dead, she considered, only worse,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
A hardback's harder at Christmas time because that's a good hardback buying time. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“There were more old people. The world was full of them,' said the wizard. 'Yes, I know. And now it's full of young people.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“Hobson was big and heavyset, but not exactly fat; he was probably what you’d get if you shaved a bear.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“There is a night that never comes to an end… The clock of the world turns under its own shadow. Midnight is a moving… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“You'd like Freedom, Truth, and Justice, wouldn't you, Comrade Sergeant?' said Reg encouragingly. 'I'd like a hard-boiled egg,' said Vimes, shaking the match out.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“You are not apprehensive, are you? I can't detect no trace of fear none whatsoever Roomy cranium all possible videos of all possible outcomes… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
