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Thief of Time

Name: Thief of Time
Author: Terry Pratchett

Thief of Time is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 26th book in his Discworld series. It was the last Discworld novel with a cover by Josh Kirby.

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”

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“Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.”

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“Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.”

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“Sometimes thinking is like talking to another person, but that person is also you.”

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“No other species anywhere in the world had invented boredom. Perhaps it was boredom, not intelligence, that had propelled them up to the evolutionary ladder.”

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“Oh, where are my manners? Do sit down. Pull up a small child.”

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“Questions don't have to make sense, Vincent," said Miss Susan. "But answers do.”

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“Things are not as they seem. They are what they are.”

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

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“There is no doubt that being human is incredibly difficult and cannot be mastered in one lifetime.”

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“Seeing things a human shouldn't have to see makes us human.”

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

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“The thing is, I mean, there’s times when you look at the universe and you think, “What about me?” and you can just hear the universe replying, “Well, what about you?”

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“Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.”

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“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”

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“When in doubt, choose to live.”

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“…'I thought the rule was that all monks were shaved.'

'Oh, Soto says he is bald under the hair,'said Lu Tze. 'He says the hair is a separate creature that just happens to live on him.”

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