Terry Pratchett: Quotes about time (page 3)

“He felt as if he had been shipwrecked on the Titanic, but in the nick of time had been rescued. By the Lusitania.”

“That's the trouble, you see. When you've had hatred on your tongue for such a long time, you don't know how to spit it out.”

“I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”

“Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn't take you seriously until you'd actually killed them, by which time it didn't really matter anyway.”

“Fate can be one mean god at times.”

“Mr Lipwig, there's a lady in the hall to see you and we've thanked her for not smoking three times and she's still doing it!”

“And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst!”

“I keep vaguely wondering what Macs are like, but the ones I've seen spend too much time being friendly.”

“What would Deftmenes be if we went around obeying orders all the time?'
'They might be ruling the Carpet,' said Pismire.
'Ha!' said Brocando, 'but the trouble about obeying orders is, it becomes a habit. And then everything depends on who's giving the orders.”

“Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possibly go wrong and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent.”

“I always thought Detritus would be good at: "I bet you're wondrin' how many time I fired dis crossbow--"”