Terry Pratchett

Quotes

• “My experience in Amsterdam is that cyclists ride where the hell they like and aim in a state of rage at all pedestrians ...”
• “In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character; there was...”
• “We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how ...”
• “First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft...”
• “I read anything that’s going to be interesting. But you don’t know what it is until you’ve read it. Somewhere in a book ...”
• “Many people could say things in a cutting way, Nanny knew. But Granny Weatherwax could listen in a cutting way. She coul...”
• “Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together the...”
• “[Science fiction is] out in the mainstream now. You can tell by the way mainstream literary authors pillage SF while den...”
• “Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT."Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensate...”
• “Anyone with half a mind could see that,"said Tiffany.Miss Tick sighed. "Yes. But sometimes it's so hard to find half a m...”
• “I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on insi...”
• “It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.”
• “It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
• “Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
• “If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship.”
• “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
• “This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.”
• “IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT /MEANT/ TO BE SAFE.”
• “The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.”
• “If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”
• “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
• “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
• “I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.”