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“He thought about how it might be to be, say, a fox confronted with an angry sheep. A sheep moreover, that could afford to employ wolves.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: The Color of Magic

“It's not lying when you do it to officers!”

Terry Pratchett book Monstrous Regiment

Source: Monstrous Regiment

“You had to hand it to the Patrician, he admitted grudgingly. If you didn't, he sent men to come and take it away.”

Terry Pratchett book Guards! Guards!

Source: Guards! Guards!

“Never cross a woman with a star on a stick, young lady. They've got a mean streak.”

Terry Pratchett book The Wee Free Men

Source: The Wee Free Men

“The shortest unit of time in the multiverse is the New York Second, defined as the period of time between the traffic lights turning green and the cab behind you honking.”

Terry Pratchett book Lords and Ladies

Source: Lords and Ladies

“And what had he wanted? He'd never sat down to think about it. But mostly, he wanted yesterday to be different from today.”

Terry Pratchett book Making Money

Source: Making Money

“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'.”

Terry Pratchett book The Truth

Source: The Truth

“That's one form of magic, of course."
"What, just knowing things?"
"Knowing things that other people don't know.”

Terry Pratchett book Equal Rites

Source: Equal Rites

“Witches were a bit like cats. They didn’t much like one another’s company, but they did like to know where all the other witches were, just in case they needed them.”

Terry Pratchett book A Hat Full of Sky

Source: A Hat Full of Sky

“… the food was good solid stuff for a cold morning, all calories and fat and protein and maybe a vitamin crying softly because it was all alone.”

Terry Pratchett book Guards! Guards!

Source: Guards! Guards!

“When you look into the abyss, it’s not supposed to wave back.”

Terry Pratchett book Thief of Time

Source: Thief of Time

“The trouble with being a god is that you've got no one to pray to.”

Terry Pratchett book Small Gods

Source: Small Gods

“She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time she looked in the mirror she did indeed see a fat person.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

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

“I know that I am a small, weak man, but I have amassed a large library; I dream of dangerous places.”

Terry Pratchett book Snuff

Source: Snuff

“Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”

Terry Pratchett book Equal Rites

Source: Equal Rites

“It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing.”

Terry Pratchett book Nation

Source: Nation

“I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

Source: The Color of Magic

“There’s no point in believing in things that exist.”

Terry Pratchett book Small Gods

Source: Small Gods

“Strength enough to build a home,
Time enough to hold a child,
Love enough to break a heart”

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author

“If you don't know when to be a human being, you don't know when to be a witch.”

Terry Pratchett book A Hat Full of Sky

Source: A Hat Full of Sky