Raising-steam Quotes by Terry Pratchett

8 Raising-steam quotes by Terry Pratchett

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If you enjoy a dash of Pratchett’s playful imagination, these eight snippets about raising steam deliver his trademark humor. The selection is brief, yet each line feels like a tiny, unexpected adventure.

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“Tak did not expect the stone to have life, but when it did, he smiled upon it, saying "All Things Strive". Time…

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“Moist groaned. It was the crack of seven and he was allergic to the concept of two seven o'clocks in one day.”

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“The face you wear in a battlefield should be a solemn one until the time when things are cleaned up and the…

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“the queen appeared as innocent as one of those mountains which smoke a little, and then one day end up causing a…

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“Choć kolacja miała być prywatna i nieoficjalna, Effie Król podeszła do niej z całą powagą. Zaczęła swoje przygotowania od bólu głowy, potem…

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“Moist waited. Lord Vetinari could outstare a statue and make even a statue start to feel nervous and confess. Moist's counter was…

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“He loved the fact that if you got your customer laughing then you had their money in your pocket”

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“And in this doleful mood he ventured to wonder if they ever thought back to when things were just old-fangled or not…

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It's an interesting fact that fewer than 17 % of Real cats end their lives with the same name they started with. Much family…

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You can't trust folk songs. They always sneak up on you.

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Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes.

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“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,…

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“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.…

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“Hobson was big and heavyset, but not exactly fat; he was probably what you’d get if you shaved a bear.”

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“There is a night that never comes to an end… The clock of the world turns under its own shadow. Midnight is a moving…

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“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.…

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