Terry Pratchett quotes - page 11

YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE" "And what's that?" "A SHARP EDGE. (Terry Pratchett)
Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do. View quote
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He'sh mad?" "Sort of mad. But mad with lots of money." "Ah, then he can't be mad. I've been around; if a man hash lotsh of money he'sh just ecshentric. View quote
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Maurice watched them argue again. Humans, eh? Think they're lords of creation. Not like us cats. We know we are. Ever see a cat feed a human? Case proven. View quote
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And all the stories had, somewhere, the witch. The wicked old witch. And Tiffany had thought: Where's the evidence? View quote
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[Rincewind] drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll. View quote
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Most horses don't walk backwards voluntarily, because what they can't see doesn't exist. View quote
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When people say "clearly" something that means there's a huge crack in their argument and they know things aren't clear at all. View quote
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These weren't encouraged in the city, since the heft and throw of a longbow's arrow could send it through an innocent bystander a hundred yards away instead of the innocent bystander at whom it was aimed. View quote
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Do you think there's anything to eat in this forest?” "Yes,” said the wizard bitterly, "us. View quote
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People's whole lives do pass in front of their eye before dying. The process is called "Living. (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! View quote
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He felt as if he had been shipwrecked on the Titanic, but in the nick of time had been rescued. By the Lusitania. View quote
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Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. View quote
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If women were as good as men they'd be a lot better! View quote
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Carpe Jugulum," read Agnes aloud. "That's... well, Carpe Diem is 'Sieze the Day,' so this means-" "Go for the throat. View quote
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Tell someone you are going to rob them and all that will happen is that you'll get a reputation as a truthful man. View quote
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Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong... But it might. View quote
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He's probably their battle poet, too." "You mean he makes up heroic songs about famous battles?" "No, no. He recites poems that frighten the enemy.... When a well-trained gonnagle starts to recite, the enemy's ears explode. View quote
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That's what I don't like about magic. It does everything by magic. View quote
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Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot. (Terry Pratchett)
Quick, someone's coming! Look real! View quote
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It was raining in the small, mountainous country of Llamedos. It was always raining in Llamedos. Rain was the country's main export. It had rain mines. View quote
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Oh, well... up until now it had been a good day, in a horrible kind of way. View quote
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There's a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it's wrong. All roads lead away from Ankh-Morpork, but sometimes people just walk along them the wrong way. View quote
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