Poetic simile was strictly limited to statements like 'his mighty steed was as fleet as the wind on a fairly calm day,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Nature abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric drills. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
That's why it's always worth having a few philosophers around the place. One minute it's all is truth beauty and is beauty… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week? — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The most prudent thing any intelligent animal can do, if it would prefer its descendents not to spend a lot of time… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The disc, being flat, has no real horizon. Any adventurous sailor who got funny ideas from staring at eggs and oranges for… — 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
