December 2011
35 posts
“You have stolen, embezzled, defrauded and swindled without discrimination, Mr....”
– Going Postal - Terry Pratchett
Being that this little speech is given by a golem, in the original text the first letter of every word is capitalized, but for sake of ease I didn’t replicate that. Besides, that little quirk might distract from the fantastic writing.
(via venivicivetinari)
“It had occurred to her that a husband who was a man all night and a frog all day...”
– Once again, from the filthy amazing mind of Nanny Ogg
~Quote is from Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
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“‘Don’t you talk to me about progress. Progress just means bad things happen...”
– ~Quote is from Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“People have always been dimly aware of the problem with the start of things....”
– Terry Pratchett, Hogfather (via millenniumhandandshrimp)
“Rincewind sighed. He liked lettuce. It was so incredibly boring. He had spent...”
– - Terry Pratchett, Sourcery (via millenniumhandandshrimp)
“Poets have tried to describe Ankh-Morpork. They have failed. Perhaps it’s the...”
– — Terry Pratchett, Mort (via millenniumhandandshrimp)
millenniumhandandshrimp:
“You got a license, mate?”
“Llicense?” said Imp.
“Very hot on licenses, the Guild of Musicians,” said Nobby. “They catch you playing music without a license, they take your instrument and they shove—”
“Now, now,” said the other watchman. “Don’t go scaring the boy.”
“Let’s just say it’s not much fun if you’re a piccolo player,” said Nobby.
— Terry Pratchett, Soul...
“You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course...”
– Lord Vetinari, Going Postal (via solest)
“The Ephebians made wine out of anything they could put in a bucket, and ate...”
– Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (via millenniumhandandshrimp)
“Sorry - but it’s not easy to explain Quantum in a language originally designed...”
– Sweeper - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett. (via aortaloveyou)
“It had started with The Goode Childe’s Booke of Faerie Tales. Actually, it had...”
– Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men (via 3parts)
“Most people, on waking up, accelerate through a quick panicky pre-consciousness...”
– Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett (via mikimeiko)
“She had heard it said that, before you could understand anybody, you needed to...”
– Terry Pratchett. I Shall Wear Midnight. (via jayflyt)
“The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they...”
– Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett (via mikimeiko)
“‘Self-reliance is a witch’s best friend,’ said Granny Weatherwax, looking...”
– I Shall Wear Midnight, Terry Pratchett (via jiggit)
“We had some stuff it was chewy you’ll never guess it was snails, and not bad and...”
– —Part of a letter Nanny Ogg sent home to her family
~Quote is from Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
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stormwindjack:
He said to people: you’re free. And they said hooray and then he showed them what freedom cost and they called him a tryant and, as soon as he’d been betrayed, they milled about a bit like barn bred chickens who’ve seen the big world outside for the first time, and then they went back into the warm and shut the door.
-Terry Pratchet, Feet of Clay
“Besides, Polly thought, you only thought the world would be better if it was run...”
– Terry Pratchett’s Monstrous Regiment (via sixteentons)
Pratchett Gives Thumbs-Up to Discworld City Watch... →
anyalliteration:
If this actually happens, I will literally die of happiness. As in, I will actually expire, and then be resurrected out of sheer joy.
On a side note, I wonder if they’ll also do the books as well as crime-a-week deals.
“You gave me wings when you showed me birds. I just made what I saw.”
– Leonard of Quirm (The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett)
“There’s times when you look at the universe and you think, “What about me?” and...”
– The Thief of Time Terry Pratchett (via thebackparkinglot)
“Drumknott: The female mind is certainly a devious one, my lord.
Lord Vetinari:...”
– Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals (via uncdan)
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