Terry Pratchett: Trending quotes (page 23)

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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…”

“OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death. OTHERWISE, WHAT IS 4:30 A. M. FOR?”

“Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.”

“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.”

“Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.”

“When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.”

“People who are rather more than six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders often have uneventful journeys. People jump out at them from behind rocks then say things like, "Oh. Sorry. I thought you were someone else.”

“This wasn't food - it was what food became if it had been good and gone to food heaven.”

“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!”