All Terry Pratchett Quotes
- That's what's so stupid about the whole magic thing, you know. You spend twenty years learning the spell that makes nude virgins appear in your… Appear
- You know, I never imagined there were he-dryads. Not even in an oak tree." One of the giants grinned at him. Druellae snorted. "Stupid! Where… Acorns
- No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True Atheist… Albeit
- It was Carrot who'd suggested to the Patrician that hardened criminals should be given the chance to 'serve the community' by redecorating the homes of… Age
- The rising sun managed to peek around the vast column of smoke that forever rose from Ankh-Morpork, City of Cities, illustrating almost up to the… Ankh
- Ankh-Morpork! Pearl of cities! This is not a completely accurate description, of course — it was not round and shiny — but even its worst… Accurate
- The disc, being flat, has no real horizon. Any adventurous sailor who got funny ideas from staring at eggs and oranges for too long and… Adventurous
- The universe danced towards life. Life was a remarkably common commodity. Anything sufficiently complicated seemed to get cut in for some, in the same way… Awareness
- People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to… Make Sense
- Other people salted away money for their old age, but Nanny preferred to accumulate memories. Accumulate
- Well, basically there are two sorts of opera," said Nanny, who also had the true witch's ability to be confidently expert on the basis of… Ability
- Whatever you choose, your choice will mean there are two new worlds. And perhaps sometimes, on the edge of sleep, we will see the shadow… Choice
- Of course I'm sane, when trees start talking to me, I don't talk back. Course
- Walter Plinge said: "You know she asked me a very silly question Mrs Ogg! It was a silly question any fool knows the answer!" "Oh,… Answer
- This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool. Been
- When in doubt, choose to live. Choose
- Once you gave a thing a name, you gave it life. Funny
- All tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums. Albums
- Vimes struggled to his feet, shook his head and set off after it. No thought was involved. It is the ancient instinct of terriers and… Ancient
- The female mind is certainly a devious one, my lord." Vetinari looked at his secretary in surprise. "Well, of course it is. It has to… Course
- We are here and it is now. The way I see it is, after that, everything tends towards guesswork. Everything Tends
- There is always a choice." "You mean I could choose certain death?" "A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom.… All
- The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish. Gibberish
- Mr Lipwig, there's a lady in the hall to see you and we've thanked her for not smoking three times and she's still doing it! Hall
- The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. There is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the… Anew