Terry Pratchett quotes - page 24

They may have been ugly. They may have been evil. But when it came to poetry in motion, the Things had all the grace and coordination of a deck-chair. (Terry Pratchett)
Fate can be one mean god at times. View quote
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All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone. View quote
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He helped the Librarian up. There was a red glow in the ape's eyes. It had tried to steal his books. This was probably the best proof any wizard could require that the trolleys were brainless. View quote
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Whole new theories of money were growing here like mushrooms: in the dark and based on bullshit. View quote
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Everything is a test. View quote
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The key to winning, as always, was looking as if you had every right, nay, duty to be where you were. It helped if you could also suggest in every line of your body that no one else had any rights to be doing anything, anywhere, whatsoever. View quote
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Now he knew: They were real. Who'd make up a thing like this? Okay, one of them was a cheese that rolled around of its own accord, but nobody was perfect. View quote
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The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind. View quote
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It must be powerful language if you canna make oout what the heel it's goin' on aboot! View quote
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Vimes struggled to his feet, shook his head and set off after it. No thought was involved. It is the ancient instinct of terriers and policemen to chase anything that runs away. (Terry Pratchett)
Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying. View quote
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Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad. View quote
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It is possibly worth mentioning at this point that Mr. Young thought that paparazzi was a kind of Italian linoleum. View quote
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In Genua, someone set out to make dreams come true. Remember some of your dreams? View quote
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People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to make sense. View quote
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Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off. View quote
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God does not play games with His loyal servants", said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. "Whoopee", said Crowley. View quote
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If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes. View quote
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Vimes stalked gloomily through the crowded streets, feeling like the only pickled onion in a fruit salad. View quote
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Neither claimed any responsibility for Milton Keynes, but both reported it as a success. (Terry Pratchett)
The thing about stories is you have to pick the ones that last. View quote
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Apes had it worked out. No ape would philosophize, "The mountain is, and is not." They would think, "The banana is. I will eat the banana. There is no banana. I want another banana. View quote
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And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst! View quote
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Nerds are the only people who know how to operate the video recorder. View quote
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