Terry Pratchett quotes - page 17

Chances are where you find them. (Terry Pratchett)
It is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someone's mouth before the speaker has the chance to stop them. View quote
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In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this? View quote
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DO I DETECT A NOTE OF UNSEASONAL GRUMPINESS? said Death. NO SUGAR PIGGYWIGGY FOR YOU, ALBERT. View quote
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It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind. View quote
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Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn't do good for people, she did right by them. View quote
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Even our fears make us feel important, because we fear we might not be. View quote
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Sometimes words need music too. Sometimes the descriptions are not enough. Books should be written with soundtracks, like films. View quote
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The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it. View quote
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I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment. View quote
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The world is a globe - the farther you sail, the closer to home you are. (Terry Pratchett)
I thought unicorns were more... Fluffy. View quote
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He had about the same life expectancy as a three legged hedgehog on a six lane motorway. View quote
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The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. View quote
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Everywhere I look, I see something holy. View quote
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I think," he said, "I think, if you want thousands, you have to fight for one. View quote
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No matter what she did with her hair it took about three minutes for it to tangle itself up again, like a garden hosepipe in a shed [Which, no matter how carefully coiled, will always uncoil overnight and tie the lawnmower to the bicycles]. View quote
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There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can't, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having. View quote
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If you want to change a whole people, then you start with the girls. It stands to reason: they learn faster, and they pass on what they learn to their children. View quote
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I'm a witch. It's what we do. When it's nobody else's business, it's my business. View quote
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If you really want to upset a witch, do her a favor which she has no means of repaying. The unfulfilled obligation will nag at her like a hangnail. (Terry Pratchett)
They felt, in fact, tremendously bucked-up, which was how Lady Ramkin would almost certainly have put it and which was definitely several letters of the alphabet away from how they normally felt. View quote
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The trouble with life was that you didn't get a chance to practice before doing it for real. View quote
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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 dressed. View quote
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And gears," said Anathema. "My bike didn't have gears. I'm sure my bike didn't have gears." Crowley leaned over to the angel. "Oh lord, heal this bike," he whispered sarcastically. "I'm sorry, I just got carried away," hissed Aziraphale. View quote
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