"That, lad," he said proudly, "was some of……" — Terry Pratchett
"That, lad," he said proudly, "was some of the worst poetry I have heard for a long time. It was offensive to the ear and a torrrture to the soul....We'll make a gonnagle out of ye yet!"
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1,149 Quotes by Terry Pratchett
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I got some media coverage for using the tail, the ear, the oink.
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Anyone who tries to keep track of what is happening in China is going to end up by wearing all…
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Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down…
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To sing a song is like whispering to a child's ear. It is an art heavily relying on improvisation.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,…
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.
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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it…
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