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title: "19 Long time Quotes By Terry Pratchett"
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> [“There are uproars and there are uproars, and this uproar stayed up for a very long time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-are-uproars-and-there-are-uproars-and-this-uproar-stayed-up-for/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“It takes a long time for people like Vorbis to die. They leave echoes in history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-takes-a-long-time-for-people-like-vorbis-to-die-they-leave-echoes/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [We live in a science fiction universe. We have done for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/we-live-in-a-science-fiction-universe-we-have-done-for-a-long-time/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“That's the trouble, you see. When you've had hatred on your tongue for such a long time, you don't know how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-the-trouble-you-see-when-you-ve-had-hatred-on-your-tongue-for/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“When you’ve had hatred on your tongue for such a long time, you don’t know how to spit it out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/when-you-ve-had-hatred-on-your-tongue-for-such-a-long-time-you-don-t/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Would eternity feel like a long time, or were all lives - from a personal viewpoint - entirely the same length?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/would-eternity-feel-like-a-long-time-or-were-all-lives-from-a/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [People are content to wait a long time for salvation, but prefer dinner to turn up inside an hour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/people-are-content-to-wait-a-long-time-for-salvation-but-prefer/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Just because a woman’s got no teeth doesn’t mean she’s wise. It might just mean she’s been stupid for a very long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/just-because-a-woman-s-got-no-teeth-doesn-t-mean-she-s-wise-it-might/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“The forces of darkness must be beaten. You seem to be under a misapprehension. The point is not to avoid the war,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-forces-of-darkness-must-be-beaten-you-seem-to-be-under-a/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [That, lad," he said proudly, "was some of the worst poetry I have heard for a long time. It was offensive to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-lad-he-said-proudly-was-some-of-the-worst-poetry-i-have-heard/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“They opened the ledger. They looked at it for a long time. Then Mort said, “What do all those symbols mean?” “Sodomy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/they-opened-the-ledger-they-looked-at-it-for-a-long-time-then-mort/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/the-thing-is-discworld-had-been-going-on-for-a-very-long-time-and-i/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [History isn't like that. History unravels gently, like an old sweater. It has been patched and darned many times, reknitted to suit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/history-isn-t-like-that-history-unravels-gently-like-an-old-sweater/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“A long time ago, on a world as close as shadow : a very different version of north america cradled a huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/a-long-time-ago-on-a-world-as-close-as-shadow-a-very-different/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Mrs. Earwig said the village women know what to do,” said Annagramma hopefully. “She says to trust in their peasant wisdom.” “Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/mrs-earwig-said-the-village-women-know-what-to-do-said-annagramma/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“We did Rat Surprise last night for the Sons of Bloodaxe annual dinner," he said. There was a general groan. "And it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/we-did-rat-surprise-last-night-for-the-sons-of-bloodaxe-annual-dinner/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Mort thought that history was thrashing around like a steel hawser with the tension off, twanging backwards and forwards across reality in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/mort-thought-that-history-was-thrashing-around-like-a-steel-hawser/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Death paused, his hand on the spine of the book. And why do you think I directed you to the stables? think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/death-paused-his-hand-on-the-spine-of-the-book-and-why-do-you-think-i/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/history-always-has-a-few-tricks-up-its-frayed-sleeve-it-s-been-around/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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## Other authors on Long time

## 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/)

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                        "text": "History isn't like that. History unravels gently, like an old sweater. It has been patched and darned many times, reknitted to suit different people, shoved in a box under the sink of censorship to be cut up for the dusters of propaganda, yet it always - eventually - manages to spring back into its old familar shape. History has a habit of changing the people who think they are changing it. History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.",
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