Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The Battle of Koom Valley is the only one known to history where both sides ambushed each other. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Bein’ a soldier is not hard. If it was, soldiers would not be able to do it.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The forces of darkness must be beaten. You seem to be under a misapprehension. The point is not to avoid the war,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Witches aren’t like that. We live in harmony with the great cycles of Nature, and do no harm to anyone, and it’s… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Winners never talk about glorious victories. Thats because they're the ones who see what the battle field looks like afterwards. Its only… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It was possibly the most circumspect advance in the history of military maneuvers, right down at the bottom end of the scale… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Now that their long war was over, they could get on with the proper concern of all civilised nations, which is to… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“To live in harmony with nature, we must know how to sing the same song as nature. To do that, we must… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I'm not a natural killer ! See this? See what it says? I'm supposed to keep the peace, I am! If I… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Bein’ a soldier is not hard! If it was, soldiers would not be able to do it! There is only three things… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It was all very well going on about pure logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Men said things like "peace in our time" or "an empire that will last a thousand years," and less than half a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“And yet we say this. Here is the cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“There are very few starts. Oh, some things seem to be beginnings. The curtain goes up, the first pawn moves, the first… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because - what with trolls and dwarfs and so on - speciesism was more… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“What really causes wars is two sides that can’t stand the sight of one another and the pressure builds up and up… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“He reflected that, from a distance, the world might conceivably look to be at peace, a state of affairs that always ends… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“This one’s mental.’ ‘Eccentric.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘A bag of cash.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
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
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
“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
A hardback's harder at Christmas time because that's a good hardback buying time. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“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
“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
“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
“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.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“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… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share