Terry Pratchett: Trending quotes (page 19)

“You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage.”

“Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals.”

“There was a man and he had eight sons. Apart from that, he was nothing more than a comma on the page of History. It's sad, but that's all you can say about some people.”

“People are often so busy living that they never stop to wonder why.”

“In order to have a change of fortune at the last minute, you have to take your fortune to the last minute.”

“As large as worlds. As old as Time. As patient as a brick.”

“When you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary.”

“There was no safety. There was no pride. All there was, was money. Everything became money, and money became everything. Money treated us as if we were things, and we died.”

“After all, when you seek advice from someone it's certainly not because you want them to give it. You just want them to be there while you talk to yourself.”

“They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”

“Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces.”

“You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home.”

“But that was just it - hate was exactly the right word. Hate is a force of attraction. Hate is just love with its back turned.”

“Just call in at the torturer on your way out. See when he can fit you in.”

“The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.”

“I believe in reincarnation,” [Bjorn] said.
I KNOW.
“I tried to live a good life. Does that help?”
THAT’S NOT UP TO ME. Death coughed. OF COURSE… SINCE YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION… YOU’LL BE BJORN AGAIN.”

“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”

“He'd heard that writers spent all day in their dressing gowns drinking champagne. This is, of course, absolutely true.”

“FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT….”