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“First Sight means you can see what really is there, and Second Thoughts mean thinking about what you are thinking. And in Tiffany's case, there were sometimes Third Thoughts and Fourth Thoughts although these… sometimes led her to walk into doors.”

Terry Pratchett book I Shall Wear Midnight

Source: I Shall Wear Midnight

“Oh, where are my manners? Do sit down. Pull up a small child.”

Terry Pratchett book Thief of Time

Source: Thief of Time

“In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart… well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky when we get to know one another better.”

Terry Pratchett book Going Postal

Source: Going Postal

“Few things are hidden from a quiet child with good eyesight.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

“Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.”

Terry Pratchett book Soul Music

Source: Soul Music

“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.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

“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.”

Terry Pratchett book The Light Fantastic

Source: The Light Fantastic

“The four lesser apocalyptical horsemen of Panic, Bewilderment, Ignorance, and Shouting took control of the room”

Terry Pratchett book Monstrous Regiment

Source: Monstrous Regiment

“That's not fair, you know. If we knew when we were going to die, people would lead better lives."

IF PEOPLE KNEW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO DIE, I THINK THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T LIVE AT ALL.”

Terry Pratchett book Reaper Man

Source: Reaper Man

“Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.”

Terry Pratchett book Wintersmith

Source: Wintersmith

“IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT /MEANT/ TO BE SAFE.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

“He couldn’t see why people made such a fuss about people eating their silly old fruit anyway, but life would be a lot less fun if they didn’t. And there was never an apple, in Adam’s opinion, that wasn’t worth the trouble you got into for eating it.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“But this didn'tlike magic. It felt a lot older than that. It felt like music.”

Terry Pratchett book Soul Music

Source: Soul Music

“He'd been an angel once. He hadn't meant to Fall. He'd just hung around with the wrong people.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize.”

Terry Pratchett book Sourcery

Source: Sourcery

“YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE"
"And what's that?"
"A SHARP EDGE.”

Terry Pratchett book Mort

Source: Mort

“… the little man's total obliviousness to all forms of danger somehow made danger so discouraged that it gave up and went away.”

Terry Pratchett book The Light Fantastic

Source: The Light Fantastic

“Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: The Color of Magic

“Granny Weatherwax was not a good loser. From her point of view, losing was something that happened to other people.”

Terry Pratchett book Witches Abroad

Source: Witches Abroad

“Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer.”

Terry Pratchett book Carpe Jugulum

Source: Carpe Jugulum