All Terry Pratchett Quotes
- One of the hardest lessons in young Sam's life had been finding out that the people in charge weren't in charge. It had been finding… Been
- People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people. Believe
- Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face. Bad
- Priests were metal-reinforced overshoes. They saved your soles. This is an Assassin joke. Assassin
- Pride is all very well, but a sausage is a sausage. All
- Tiffany knew what the problem was immediately. She'd seen it before, at birthday parties. Her brother was suffering from tragic sweet deprivation. Yes, he was… Able
- But…but you can’t treat religion as a sort of buffet, can you? I mean, you can’t say yes please, I’ll have some of the Celestial… Buffet
- He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things. Feet
- YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE" "And what's that?" "A SHARP EDGE. Compassion
- If you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty. Crime
- Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces. Force
- [Y]ou weren't born with a talent for witchcraft: it didn't come easily; you worked hard at it because you wanted it. You forced the world… Born
- Humanity's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. Humanity
- The Auditors fluttered anxiously. And, as always happens in their species when something goes radically wrong and needs fixing instantly, they settled down to try… Always Happens
- Ponder just let it happen. It's because their minds are so often involved with deep and problematic matters, he told himself, that their mouths are… Allowed
- Do you know how wizards like to be buried?" "Yes!" "Well, how?" Granny Weatherwax paused at the bottom of the stairs. "Reluctantly. Bottom
- It had a very long pendulum, and the pendulum swung with a slow tick-tock that set his teeth on edge, because it was the the… Abundantly
- The only thing more dangerous then a vampire crazed with blood lust was a vampire crazed with anything else. All the meticulous single-mindedness that went… All
- Historical Re-creation, he thought glumly, as they picked their way across, under, over or through the boulders and insect-buzzing heaps of splintered timber, with streamlets… Across
- All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be… Able
- only to people!' shouted Rincewind. He drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll. Completely
- But the purpose of the book is not the horror, it is horror's defeat. Book
- I know that I am a small, weak man, but I have amassed a large library; I dream of dangerous places. Amassed
- Once you've ruled out the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth. The problem lay in working out what was impossible,… All
- ... the food was good solid stuff for a cold morning, all calories and fat and protein and maybe a vitamin crying softly because it… All