All Terry Pratchett Quotes
- What was the point of education, he thought, if people went out afterward and used it? Afterward
- I commend my soul to any god that can find it. Any
- Death: Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom. Apathy
- ...inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened. Birthday
- This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And… Almost Nine
- The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Football
- Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil, but by people being fundamentally… Caused
- Anyway, it's like with bikes,' said the first speaker authoritatively. 'I thought I was going to get this bike with seven gears and one of… Around Giving
- It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had done all it could, but you were… Alive
- When much is taken, something is returned. Funny
- Well, yes, but it's not about the football." "You're saying that football is not about football?" "It's the sharing," she said. "It's being part of… All
- I would like you to teach [the orcs] civilised behaviour," said Ladyship coldly. He appeared to consider this. "Yes of course, I think that would… Appeared
- It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other… Among
- It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he… Aim
- There was a man and he had eight sons. Apart from that, he was nothing more than a comma on the page of History. It's… All
- When you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary. Cities
- You were safe on a troll. Anyone wanting to mug a troll would have to use a building on a stick. Anyone
- Susan says, don't get afraid, get angry. Afraid
- You're not going to tell me they built fifty-foot-high killer golems, are you?" "Only a man would think of that. It's our job," said Moist.… Built
- Needless to say, they refused to submit to the Empire, conducting such a persistent guerrilla war that the Romans gave up hope of conquering Scotland,… Both
- Million-to-one chances...crop up nine times out of ten. Chance
- Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer softly leaving the… Among
- They didn't know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. Sometimes you laugh because table manners… Alive
- Oh, well...up until now it had been a good day, in a horrible kind of way. Been
- Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it." "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short. Big