X

Sort by

Quote length

Sentiment

Change font

Change background

Terry Pratchett Inspirational Quotes (820)

Page 1 of 35
Filter & Style
Image
They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt was that you died in the attempt.
Terry Pratchett
Image
'Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so.
Terry Pratchett
Image
The mountains of madness have many little plateau of sanity.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Belief was never mentioned at home, but right actions were taught by daily example.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Contrary to popular belief and hope, people don't usually come running when they hear a scream. That's not how humans work. Humans look at other humans and say, 'Did you hear a scream?' because the first scream might have been you screaming inside your head, or a horse backfiring.
Terry Pratchett
Image
The thing is, 'Discworld' had been going on for a very long time, and I've written children's books as well. Usually when people have a really big series they franchise it, which I thought is a bit of a no-no, so I thought what I'd do is I'd franchise it to myself.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Someone out there was about to find that their worst nightmare was a maddened Librarian. With a badge.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Ninety percent of most magic merely consists of knowing one extra fact.
Terry Pratchett
Image
At least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe.
Terry Pratchett
Image
So much paperwork to read! So much paperwork to push away! So much paperwork to pretend he hadn't received and that might have been eaten by gargoyles.
Terry Pratchett
Image
There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write.
Terry Pratchett
Image
It is at this point that normal language gives up, and goes and has a drink.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave, and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography.
Terry Pratchett
Image
There’s no point in believing in things that exist.
Terry Pratchett
Image
The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from the excitement around the Watch House. His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.
Terry Pratchett
Image
This book was written using 100% recycled words.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Now he knew: They were real. Who’d make up a thing like this? Okay, one of them was a cheese that rolled around of its own accord, but nobody was perfect.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Granddad was superstitious about books. He thought that if you had enough of them around, education leaked out, like radioactivity.
Terry Pratchett
Image
It was one of those problematic occasions with long silences, sporadic coughs, and people saying isolated things like, Well, isn't this nice.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often students, for heaven's sake.
Terry Pratchett
Image
What is normal? Normal was yesterday. If you lose a leg, one day you're hopping around on one leg, so you know the difference.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Privilege (to the privileged) means having private laws.
Terry Pratchett
Image
Thats how we survive infinity - we kill it by breaking it up into small bits.
Terry Pratchett
Previous
Next