“The last thing she wanted was to see her friend getting ideas in her head. There was such a lot of room… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I mean, you're right about the fire and war, all that. But that Rapture stuff--well, if you could see them all in… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In all seriousness, people think that it's the ideas that are important. Well, everyone has ideas, all the time. I tend to… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who believe that Elvis is alive, or that aliens occasionally land here to do highly personal things… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I like the idea of democracy. You have to have someone everyone distrusts. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
A witch who is bored might do ANYTHING. People said things like 'we had to make our own amusements in those days'… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It's never a good idea to ask a man on a tight-rope how he keeps his balance: a) he would probably fall… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Certainly the Americans want to buy rights, but have no idea what to do with them. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The world rides through space on the back of a turtle. This is one of the great ancient world myths, found wherever… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“at least nine-tenths of all the original reality ever created lies outside the multiverse, and since the multiverse by definition includes absolutely… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Adventure! People talked about the idea as if it were something worthwhile, rather than a mess of bad food, no sleep and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It's vital to remember who you really are. It's very important. It isn't a good idea to rely on other people or… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Interesting thing, these fellows never seem to get the idea of perspective-' The Bursar thought, or received the thought: that's because perspective… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
My idea of a good novel was one you made enough money out of to buy a greenhouse. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Belief is one of the most powerful organic forces in the multiverse. It may not be able to move mountains, exactly. But… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Generally I start writing when I have even the smallest idea of how a book is going to go, because the physical… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Gods prefer simple, vicious games, where you Do Not Achieve Transcendence but Go Straight To Oblivion; a key to the understanding of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It was Sci-Fi and fantasy that got me reading, and Sci-Fi writers in particular have pack rat minds. They introduce all sorts… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The disc, being flat, has no real horizon. Any adventurous sailor who got funny ideas from staring at eggs and oranges for… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“This one’s mental.’ ‘Eccentric.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘A bag of cash.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
A hardback's harder at Christmas time because that's a good hardback buying time. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
