--- title: "8 Said Mort Quotes By Terry Pratchett" description: "8 Said Mort quotes by Terry Pratchett. Plus more from Terry Pratchett and more Said Mort sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/terry-pratchett-19_boredom_have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-livin_298751.jpg" --- > [“Have you any idea how boring it is living here?” “Probably not,” said Mort, adding with genuine longing, “I’ve heard about boredom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-living-here-probably-not-said-mort/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/terry-pratchett-19_boredom_have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-livin_298751.jpg) > [Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/death-was-standing-behind-a-lectern-poring-over-a-map-he-looked-at/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19e/terry-pratchett-19_behinds_death-was-standing-behind-a-lectern-pori_663748.jpg) > [“That’s not very fair.” THERE’S NO JUSTICE, said Mort. JUST US.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/that-s-not-very-fair-there-s-no-justice-said-mort-just-us/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bc/terry-pratchett-19_justice_that-s-not-very-fair-there-s-no-justice_665397.jpg) > [It's beautiful," said Mort softly. "What is it?" THE SUN IS UNDER THE DISC, said Death. "Is it like this every night?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-s-beautiful-said-mort-softly-what-is-it-the-sun-is-under-the-disc/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/terry-pratchett-19_beautiful_it-s-beautiful-said-mort-softly-what-is_1992744.jpg) > [“I can't believe all this," said Mort. "I mean you sound as if you want to die." "There's some things I shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/i-can-t-believe-all-this-said-mort-i-mean-you-sound-as-if-you-want-to/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/terry-pratchett-19_said_i-can-t-believe-all-this-said-mort-i-mea_2900821.jpg) > [“We thought the fireworks were marvelous,” said Mort. “And I expect they'll soon be able to rebuild the outer wall.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/we-thought-the-fireworks-were-marvelous-said-mort-and-i-expect-they/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/terry-pratchett-19_fireworks_we-thought-the-fireworks-were-marvelous_2908752.jpg) > [Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. You haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/death-was-standing-behind-a-lectern-poring-over-a-map-he-looked-at-2/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/terry-pratchett-19_behinds_death-was-standing-behind-a-lectern-pori_2923559.jpg) > [THERE'S NO JUSTICE, said Mort. JUST US.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-s-no-justice-said-mort-just-us/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/terry-pratchett-19_just_there-s-no-justice-said-mort-just-us-318_3187265.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-mort/terry-pratchett/#itemlist", "name": "8 Said Mort Quotes By Terry Pratchett", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Have you any idea how boring it is living here?” “Probably not,” said Mort, adding with genuine longing, “I’ve heard about boredom but I’ve never had a chance to try it.” “It’s dreadful.” “If it comes to that, excitement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Pratchett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-living-here-probably-not-said-mort/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/terry-pratchett-19_boredom_have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-livin_298751.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/terry-pratchett-19_boredom_have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-livin_298751.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/terry-pratchett-19_boredom_have-you-any-idea-how-boring-it-is-livin_298751.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Have you any idea how boring it is living here?” “Probably not,” said Mort, adding with genuine longing…” — Terry Pratchett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. 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Life, I'm referring to. You can't trust your own body, and it's time to move on. I reckon it's about time I tried something else. 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