Time Quotes by Terry Pratchett

There is always time for another last minute

— Terry Pratchett

Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.

— Terry Pratchett

Who knows what the future holds.

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So much universe, and so little time.

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“Seven thousand years is just one day at a time”

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“It's amazing the things that seem a good idea at the time.”

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“I’ve seen men die valiantly. There’s no future in it.”

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Man just went past with a cat on his head,

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“The very fabric of time and space is about to be put through the wringer.”

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I think it does Discworld good if I don't write about it all the time: sometimes you have to get it out…

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“And at the end of time, living is about fightin’ against everything.”

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“HOW IMO MADE THE WORLD, IN THE TIME WHEN THINGS WERE OTHERWISE AND THE MOON WAS DIFFERENT”

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History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.

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Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life.

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Everything happens for a reason, except possibly football. (in Thief of Time)

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There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts.

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Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some…

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“The library was full of wizards, who care about their books in the same way that ants care about their eggs and…

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“Young Sam looked solemn for a moment and then said, "I think I'll let Mr. Whistle do the being scared and then…

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“She considered that the future was a frail enough thing at best, and if people looked at it hard they changed it.…

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By the time you've reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least…

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“he realized for the first time that the uniform he was wearing had been carefully and meticulously designed for no other purpose…

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“And because sometimes you get a good day, that makes up for all the bad days and, just for a moment, you…

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“He would sit all night under the lamp, book of the moment in front of him, dictionary and thesaurus on either side,…

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“He knew how she felt. It was the way he felt himself, sometimes, if he woke in the small hours, at three…

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“Old terror crouched in the shadows. It was one of the most ancient terrors, the one that meant that no sooner had…

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My advice is this. For Christ's sake, don't write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because…

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Gnomes live ten times faster than humans. They're harder to see than a high-speed mouse. That's one reason why most humans hardly…

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The phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come…

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“I can't believe all this," said Mort. "I mean you sound as if you want to die." "There's some things I shall…

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The thing is, 'Discworld' had been going on for a very long time, and I've written children's books as well. Usually when…

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I mean, you're right about the fire and war, all that. But that Rapture stuff--well, if you could see them all in…

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“You see, evil alwys contains the seeds of its own destruction' said the angel said, 'It is ultimately negative, and therefore encompasses…

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“The fact is that camels are far more intelligent than dolphins. They are so much brighter that they soon realised that the…

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“There were times when you could feel that the world would be a better place if Annagramma got the occasional slap around…

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“Is that all, sir? Only we've got stuff to finish before our knocking-off time, you see, and if we stay late we…

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“There will be justice', said Brutha. 'If there is no justice, there is nothing'. He was aware of a small voice in…

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“It is well known that stone can think, because the whole of electronics is based on that fact, but in some universes…

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“Animal minds are simple, and therefore sharp. Animals never spend time dividing experience into little bits and speculating about all the bits…

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“I want a proper school, sir, to teach reading and writing, and most of all thinking, sir, so people can find out…

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