Terry Pratchett quotes - page 9

... no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away... The span of someone's life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence. (Terry Pratchett)
One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble. View quote
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There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be. Someone had stolen a book. View quote
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The thing about witchcraft," said Mistress Weatherwax, "is that it's not like school at all. First you get the test, and then afterward you spend years findin' out how you passed it. It's a bit like life in that respect. View quote
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It's vital to remember who you really are. It's very important. It isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong. View quote
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He said it was better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong, remembering when you used to belong there. View quote
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They'd smash up the world if they thought it would make a pretty noise. View quote
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Students, eh? Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't hit them with a shovel! View quote
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Verence would rather cut his own leg off than put a witch in prison, since it'd save trouble in the long run and probably be less painful. View quote
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I wouldn't trust you with a bucket of water if my knickers were on fire! View quote
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I don't want unnecessary violence, sergeant," said Blouse. "Right you are, sir!" said the sergeant. "Carborundum! First man comes through that door runnin', I want him nailed to the wall!" He caught the lieutenant's eye, and added: "But not too hard! (Terry Pratchett)
This wasn't food - it was what food became if it had been good and gone to food heaven. View quote
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If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong. View quote
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Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it... View quote
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If you don't know when to be a human being, you don't know when to be a witch. View quote
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That's one form of magic, of course." "What, just knowing things?" "Knowing things that other people don't know. View quote
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Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke the same private language, where 'traditional values' meant 'hang someone'. View quote
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Never cross a woman with a star on a stick, young lady. They've got a mean streak. View quote
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You had to hand it to the Patrician, he admitted grudgingly. If you didn't, he sent men to come and take it away. View quote
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It's not lying when you do it to officers! View quote
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Seeing things a human shouldn't have to see makes us human. (Terry Pratchett)
Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it. View quote
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It's lies. It's all lies. Some of them are just prettier than others, that's all. People see what they think is there. View quote
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The more you think about it, the more amazing the everyday world of human beings becomes: most of it doesn't actually exist at all. View quote
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Good or bad, do it as you. Too many lies and there's no truth to go back to. View quote
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