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There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write. (Terry Pratchett)
It looked like the sort of book described in library catalogues as 'slightly foxed', although it would be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had been badgered, wolved and possibly beared as well. View quote
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Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography. View quote
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THERE'S NO JUSTICE, said Mort. JUST US. View quote
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Perhaps the magic would last, perhaps it wouldn't. But then again, what does? View quote
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The city's full of people who you just see around. View quote
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People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people. View quote
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And what had he wanted? He'd never sat down to think about it. But mostly, he wanted yesterday to be different from today. View quote
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...'I thought the rule was that all monks were shaved.' 'Oh, Soto says he is bald under the hair,'said Lu Tze. 'He says the hair is a separate creature that just happens to live on him. View quote
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Even if it's not your fault, it's your responsibility. View quote
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Money doesn't buy happiness, Gytha." "I only wanted to rent it for a few weeks! (Terry Pratchett)
... the proliferation of luminous fungi or iridescent crystals in deep caves where the torchlessly improvident hero needs to see is one of the most obvious intrusions of narrative causality into the physical universe. View quote
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Who shall I shoot? You choose. Now, listen very carefully: where's your coffee? You've got coffee, haven't you? C'mon, everyone's got coffee! Spill the beans! View quote
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My name is immaterial,' she said. That's a pretty name,' said Rincewind. View quote
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Credulous: having views about the world, the universe and humanity's place in it that are shared only by very unsophisticated people and the most intelligent and advanced mathematicians and physicists. View quote
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Probably the last man who knew how it worked had been tortured to death years before. Or as soon as it was installed. Killing the creator was a traditional method of patent protection. View quote
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Who'd want a pony when you could have the whole universe? It was far more interesting and you didn't have to muck it out once a week. View quote
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And, as always happens, and happens far too soon, the strange and wonderful becomes a memory and a memory becomes a dream. Tomorrow it's gone. View quote
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I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don't know how to do it, and wouldn't be any good at it if I did, so I'm going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course. View quote
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The important thing about adventures, thought Mr. Bunnsy, was that they shouldn't be so long as to make you miss mealtimes. View quote
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There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style. (Terry Pratchett)
Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and Morpork. From theft. When it came to crime prevention, Sergeant Colon found it safest to think big. View quote
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We've strayed into a zone with a high magical index,' he said. 'Don't ask me how. Once upon a time a really powerful magic field must have been generated here, and we're feeling the after-effects.' Precisely,' said a passing bush. View quote
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Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war. View quote
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This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool. View quote
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