--- title: "21 Found Quotes By Terry Pratchett" description: "21 Found quotes by Terry Pratchett. Plus more from Terry Pratchett and more Found sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/terry-pratchett-19_abundance_chaos-is-found-in-greatest-abundance-whe_2261049.jpg" --- > [Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/chaos-is-found-in-greatest-abundance-wherever-order-is-being-sought/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/terry-pratchett-19_abundance_chaos-is-found-in-greatest-abundance-whe_2261049.jpg) > [Some of them wanted to sell me snake oil and I'm not necessarily going to dismiss all of these, as I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/some-of-them-wanted-to-sell-me-snake-oil-and-i-m-not-necessarily/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/terry-pratchett-19_found_some-of-them-wanted-to-sell-me-snake-oil_2147615.jpg) > [This time it had been magic. And it didn't stop being magic just because you found out how it was done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/this-time-it-had-been-magic-and-it-didn-t-stop-being-magic-just/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/terry-pratchett-19_done_this-time-it-had-been-magic-and-it-didn_2989474.jpg) > [A good banana daiquiri is hard to come by. I've only ever found one place in this country that makes a proper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/a-good-banana-daiquiri-is-hard-to-come-by-i-ve-only-ever-found-one/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/terry-pratchett-19_bananas_a-good-banana-daiquiri-is-hard-to-come-b_2225982.jpg) > [Lord Vetinari lifted an eyebrow with the care of one who, having found a piece of caterpillar in his salad, raises the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/lord-vetinari-lifted-an-eyebrow-with-the-care-of-one-who-having-found/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/terry-pratchett-19_care_lord-vetinari-lifted-an-eyebrow-with-the_2868563.jpg) > [...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/william-wondered-why-he-always-disliked-people-who-said-no-offense/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/terry-pratchett-19_easier_william-wondered-why-he-always-disliked_929762.jpg) > [Most people who have found that they are more intelligent than most around them, have yet to learn that one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/most-people-who-have-found-that-they-are-more-intelligent-than-most/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/terry-pratchett-19_can-do_most-people-who-have-found-that-they-are_1533655.jpg) > [There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-is-a-rumour-going-around-that-i-have-found-god-i-think-this-is/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a8/terry-pratchett-19_difficulty_there-is-a-rumour-going-around-that-i-ha_39816.jpg) > [That was always the dream, wasn't it? 'I wish I'd known then what I know now'? But when you got older you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-was-always-the-dream-wasn-t-it-i-wish-i-d-known-then-what-i-know/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/terry-pratchett-19_becoming_that-was-always-the-dream-wasn-t-it-i-wi_1405047.jpg) > [I think what drove me away from being a reporter was an inability to accept that the world came in neat stories.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-think-what-drove-me-away-from-being-a-reporter-was-an-inability-to/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/terry-pratchett-19_accepting_i-think-what-drove-me-away-from-being-a_1320792.jpg) > [Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/sergeant-colon-of-the-ankh-morpork-city-guard-was-on-duty-he-was/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/terry-pratchett-19_ankh_sergeant-colon-of-the-ankh-morpork-city_1070184.jpg) > [Find the story, Granny Weatherwax always said. She believed that the world was full of story shapes. If you let them, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/find-the-story-granny-weatherwax-always-said-she-believed-that-the/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/terry-pratchett-19_found_find-the-story-granny-weatherwax-always_17832.jpg) > [There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-are-all-kinds-of-darkness-and-all-kinds-of-things-can-be-found/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/terry-pratchett-19_all-kinds_there-are-all-kinds-of-darkness-and-all_504491.jpg) > [He found that he had this sudden desperate longing for the fuming, smoky streets of Ankh-Morpork, which was always at its best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/he-found-that-he-had-this-sudden-desperate-longing-for-the-fuming/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/terry-pratchett-19_ankh_he-found-that-he-had-this-sudden-despera_1025764.jpg) > [I found while driving in Wyoming that wearing a stetson and driving a beat-up pickup meant you could go as fast as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-found-while-driving-in-wyoming-that-wearing-a-stetson-and-driving-a/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/terry-pratchett-19_beats_i-found-while-driving-in-wyoming-that-we_642383.jpg) > [ \[Y\]ou weren't born with a talent for witchcraft: it didn't come easily; you worked hard at it because you wanted it. You… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/y-ou-weren-t-born-with-a-talent-for-witchcraft-it-didn-t-come-easily/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/terry-pratchett-19_born_y-ou-weren-t-born-with-a-talent-for-witc_2996252.jpg) > [The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-presence-of-those-seeking-the-truth-is-infinitely-to-be-preferred/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/terry-pratchett-19_apathy_the-presence-of-those-seeking-the-truth_1046226.jpg) > [Some people are confident because they are fools. Leonard had the look of someone who was confident because, so far, he'd never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/some-people-are-confident-because-they-are-fools-leonard-had-the-look-2/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/terry-pratchett-19_confidence_some-people-are-confident-because-they-a_2839443.jpg) > [And when the Patrician was unhappy, he became very democratic. He found intricate and painful ways of spreading that unhappiness as far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/and-when-the-patrician-was-unhappy-he-became-very-democratic-he-found/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/terry-pratchett-19_democratic_and-when-the-patrician-was-unhappy-he-be_403986.jpg) > [The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-people-who-really-run-organizations-are-usually-found-several/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/terry-pratchett-19_done_the-people-who-really-run-organizations_2939966.jpg) > [For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/for-example-the-dwarfs-found-out-how-to-turn-lead-into-gold-by-doing/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/terry-pratchett-19_differences_for-example-the-dwarfs-found-out-how-to_1131401.jpg) ## Other authors on Found ## More by Terry Pratchett > [“This one’s mental.’ ‘Eccentric.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘A bag of cash.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/this-one-s-mental-eccentric-what-s-the-difference-a-bag-of-cash/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“But I did not return until half past four this morning and I distinctly remember stubbing my toe on the stairs. I am as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/but-i-did-not-return-until-half-past-four-this-morning-and-i/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-universe-contains-any-amount-of-horrible-ways-to-be-woken-up-such/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/someone-broke-from-the-scrum-and-punching-and-kicking-staggered/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-s-an-interesting-fact-that-fewer-than-17-of-real-cats-end-their/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [You can't trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-can-t-trust-folk-songs-they-always-sneak-up-on-you/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/either-dragons-should-exist-completely-or-fail-to-exist-at-all-he/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/magrat-wondered-what-it-was-like-spending-your-whole-life-doing/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [A hardback's harder at Christmas time because that's a good hardback buying time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/a-hardback-s-harder-at-christmas-time-because-that-s-a-good-hardback/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-were-more-old-people-the-world-was-full-of-them-said-the-wizard/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“Hobson was big and heavyset, but not exactly fat; he was probably what you’d get if you shaved a bear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/hobson-was-big-and-heavyset-but-not-exactly-fat-he-was-probably-what/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“There is a night that never comes to an end… The clock of the world turns under its own shadow. Midnight is a moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-is-a-night-that-never-comes-to-an-end-the-clock-of-the-world/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-d-like-freedom-truth-and-justice-wouldn-t-you-comrade-sergeant/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/you-are-not-apprehensive-are-you-i-can-t-detect-no-trace-of-fear-none/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) > [Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/imagination-not-intelligence-made-us-human/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/found/terry-pratchett/#itemlist", "name": "21 Found Quotes By Terry Pratchett", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. 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