Discworld Quote by Terry Pratchett Download Open image ““I assure you I will not kill you," said Inigo. "I know that," said Vimes. "But will you try?”” — Terry Pratchett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Discworld Sam vimes Terry-pratchett
“Look down, your grace," said Skimmer. "Mhm, mhm." Vimes realized he could feel the faintest prick of a knife blade on his stomach. "Look… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Something Vimes had learned as a young guard drifted up from memory. If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“But we don't do things like that!" said Vimes. "You can't go around arresting the Thieves' Guild. I mean, we'd be at it all… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“What about the Vimes manual, then?" snapped Vimes. "I notice you've never bothered to learn how to use me!" The demon hesitated. "Humans come… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Who really knew what evil lurked in the heart of men? ME. Who knew what sane men were capable of? STILL ME, I’M AFRAID.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I'm not a criminal madman,' said Vimes. (...) 'Never mind, you'll soon fit in,' said Lawn.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“You know what?' said Vimes aloud. 'This is going to be the world's first democratically killed dragon. One man, one stab.' Then you've got to stop them. You can't let them kill it!' said Lady Ramkin. Vimes blinked at her. Pardon?' he said. It's wounded!' Lady, that was the intention, wasn't it? Anyway, it's only stunned,' said Vimes. I mean… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“Oh, good grief," said Vimes. "Look, it's quite simple, man. I was expected to go "At last, alcohol!", and chugalug the lot without thinking. Then some respectable pillars of the community" - he removed the cigar from his mouth and spat - "were going to find me, in your presence, too - which was a nice touch - with the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share
“Ye gods, it was so much better when there were just four of us up against that bloody great dragon, Vimes thought as they… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Vimes had never mastered ambition. It was something that happened to other people.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Mr Vimes," said Mrs Winkings, "ve cannot help but notice that you still haf not employed any of our members in the Vatch..." Say… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I've never heard of you and I know this city like the back of my hand,' said Vimes. ‘Right. And how often do you… — 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
“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
“There was a steady drizzle when they left for the tower. Moist drove the cart, with the others sitting on the load behind him… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Sacharissa saw a movement. Boddony had pulled his axe out from under the bench. It was a traditional dwarf axe. One side was a… — 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
“It was the way he wore the place. You expected him any moment to break into the kind of song that has suspicious rhymes… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Her books on alchemy were marvellous objects, every page a work of the engraver's art, but they nowhere contained instructions like "Be sure to… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
God does not play dice [with the universe]. [Ger., Gott wurfelt nicht.] — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“There was a hell for blasphemers. There was a hell for disputers of rightful authority. There were a number of hells for liars. There… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Vimes shook some lather off the blade. "Hah! I bet they have. Tell me, Willikins, did you fight much when you were a kid?… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image