But there was more to it than that. As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
One of the hardest lessons in young Sam's life had been finding out that the people in charge weren't in charge. It… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The universe clearly operates for the benefit of humanity. This can be readily seen from the convenient way the sun comes up… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It was one of those problematic occasions with long silences, sporadic coughs, and people saying isolated things like, "Well, isn't this nice. — 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
People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folk; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
London was not designed for cars. Come to that, it wasn't designed for people. It just sort of happened. This created problems,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
And what do you really do? asked Tiffany. The thin witch hesitatied for a moment, and then: We look to ... the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I was just a kid then. But I won't forget. Nor will others. There's lots of people with reason to hate the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Credulous: having views about the world, the universe and humanity's place in it that are shared only by very unsophisticated people and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It's hard to explain," said Brutha. "But I think it's got something to do with how people should behave... you should do… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Whatever happens, they say afterwards, it must have been fate. People are always a little confused about this, as they are in… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The stories never said why she was wicked. It was enough to be an old woman, enough to be all alone, enough… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
History has a habit of changing the people who think they are changing it — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
When people say "How do you write a book, how does it all happen?" I say, you line things up, and you… — 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
Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even that it makes them worse. People… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
They know that people need witches; they need the unofficial people who understand the difference between right and wrong, and when right… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
What're quantum mechanics?" "I don't know. People who repair quantums, I suppose. — 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
HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Don’t upset any druids. You… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I've never really liked the Yanks. ... You can't trust people who pick up the ball all the time when they play football. — 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
