200+ "Terry Pratchett" Quotes And Sayings

Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (30 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for the "Discworld" series of 41 novels, of which 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic' were voted among the top 100 books by the Literary Review. Author: Wendelin Van Draanen

And what would humans be without love?
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And what would humans be without love?" R A R E, said Death. Terry Pratchett
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes...
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It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life. Terry Pratchett
If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel...
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If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. Terry Pratchett
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Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett
I meant,
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I meant, " said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. C A T S, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE. Terry Pratchett
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The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues. Terry Pratchett
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There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer? And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman's eye. Terry Pratchett
If there was anything that depressed him more than his...
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If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life. Terry Pratchett
This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in...
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This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic. Terry Pratchett
YOU FEAR TO DIE?
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YOU FEAR TO DIE?"It's not that I don't want... I mean, I've always...it's just that life is a habit that's hard to break... Terry Pratchett
Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what...
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Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things. Terry Pratchett
Progress just means bad things happen faster.
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Progress just means bad things happen faster. Terry Pratchett
I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.
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I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel. Terry Pratchett
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is...
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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett
Give a man a fire and he's warm for a...
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Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life. Terry Pratchett
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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. Terry Pratchett
Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.
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Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one. Terry Pratchett
Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.
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Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you. Terry Pratchett
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. Terry Pratchett
DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK...
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DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH. Terry Pratchett