Rincewind could scream for mercy in nineteen languages, and just scream in another forty-four. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“It's not that I'm complaining,' said Angua, 'but when we were assigned this job I thought it was me who was going… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
No more words. We know them all, all the words that should not be said. But you have made my world more… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In my early teens, I read every bound volume of the magazine Punch. Every writer of any distinction in the English language,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“How hard can writing be? After all, most of the words are going to be 'and,' 'the,' and 'I,' and 'it,' and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Words are the litmus paper of the minds. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Magicians and scientists are, on the face of it, poles apart. Certainly, a group of people who often dress strangely, live in… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I think perhaps the most important problem is that we are trying to understand the fundamental workings of the universe via a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is at this point that normal language gives up, and goes and has a drink. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
ASTONISHING, said Death. REALLY ASTONISHING. LET ME PUT FORWARD ANOTHER SUGGESTION: THAT YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A LUCKY SPECIES OF APE… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Words have power, you understand? It is in the nature of our universe. Our library itself distorts time and space on quite… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In fact, very few people on the face of the planet know that the very shape of the M25 forms the sigil… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someone’s… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Black Oroogu, the language with no nouns and only one adjective, which is obscene.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
As they say in Discworld, we are trying to unravel the Mighty Infinite using a language which was designed to tell one… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It must be powerful language if you canna make oout what the heel it’s goin’ on aboot! — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Bill Door was impressed. Miss Flitworth could actually give the word "revenue", which had two vowels and one diphthong, all the peremptoriness… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
They think written words are even more powerful,’ whispered the toad. ‘They think all writing is magic. Words worry them. See their… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“And what do they talk about beyond the barricade, my little lad?” “Um…well, Justice an' Truth an' Freedom and stuff,” said Nobby.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The gods help those who help themselves, and my word, didn't I help myself.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In an instant he became aware that the tourist was about to try his own peculiar brand of linguistics, which meant that… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Hello, little girl," he said, which was only his first big mistake. "I'm sure you want to know all about hedgehogs, eh?"… — 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
