Quotes from book
The Carpet People
The Carpet People is a comic fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. First published in 1971, it was later re-written by the author when his work became more widespread and well-known. In the Author's Note of the revised edition, published in 1992, Pratchett wrote: "This book had two authors, and they were both the same person."
“Whose side are they on?' said Brocando.
'Sides? Their own, I suppose, just like everyone else.”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
“When they're standing right in front of you, kings are a kind of speech impediment.”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
“Anyway, just because you're sworn enemies doesn't mean you can't be friends, does it?”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
“Stop that!' he shouted. 'You're soldiers! You're not supposed to fight!”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
Context: They called themselves the Munrungs. It meant The People, or The True Human Beings.
It's what most people call themselves, to begin with. And then one day the tribe meets some other People or, if it's not been a good day, The Enemy. If only they'd think up a name like Some More True Human Beings, it'd save a lot of trouble later on.
“Most armies are in fact run by their sergeants”
the officers are there just to give things a bit of tone and prevent warfare from becoming a mere lower-class brawl.
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
Context: They called themselves the Munrungs. It meant The People, or The True Human Beings.
It's what most people call themselves, to begin with. And then one day the tribe meets some other People or, if it's not been a good day, The Enemy. If only they'd think up a name like Some More True Human Beings, it'd save a lot of trouble later on.
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
