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Would Be Quotes by Terry Pratchett
- You can't build a plot out of jokes. You need tragic relief. And you need to let people know that when a lot of frightened…
- Divers alarums and excursions', she read, uncertainly. 'That means lots of terrible happenings, said Magrat. 'You always put that in plays.' Alarums and what?', said…
- Lots of people would be as cowardly as me if they were brave enough.
- Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things.
- All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly…
- You just put that sword away, sir, please," said the voice of Lance-Constable Vimes. "You will not shoot me, you young idiot. That would be…
- Any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it…
- It looked like the sort of book described in library catalogues as "slightly foxed", although it would be more honest to admit that it looked…
- 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…
- Veil, you see, if I vas to say something portentous like "zer dark eyes of zer mind" back home in Uberwald, zer would be a…
- 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.…
- …We were born vampires." "I thought you became –" "— vampires by being bitten? Dear me, no. Oh, we can turn people into vampires, it’s…
- The people of Ankh-Morpork had a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to entertainment, and while they were looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy…
- And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the…
- 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 truth, and does…
- For the first time in her life Granny wondered whether there might be something important in all these books people were setting store by these…
- Would a minute have mattered? No, probably not, although his young son appeared to have a very accurate internal clock. Possibly even 2 minutes would…
- - I notice you didn't laugh, Mr. Black! - No, Your Majesty. We are forbidden to laugh at the things kings say, sire, because otherwise…
- Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered…
- There would be a price... But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?
- Most witches don’t believe in gods. They know that the gods exist, of course. They even deal with them occasionally. But they don’t believe in…
- 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…
- You had to deal every day with people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking…
- They were also slightly less intelligent than he was. This is a quality you should always pray for in your would-be murderer.
- He was, he would be the first to admit, a coward, an incompetent, and not even very good at being a failure.
More Would Be Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us.… — Julian Assange
- If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then. — David Attenborough
- I've been to Nepal, but I'd like to go to Tibet. It must be a wonderful place to go. I don't think… — David Attenborough
- I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed… — David Attenborough
- There would be no Sherlock Holmes if it were not for serial publication. — Margaret Atwood
- We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not just for… — Margaret Atwood
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice. — Norman Ralph Augustine
- What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around… — Saint Augustine
- Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as… — Marcus Aurelius