March 2012
38 posts
“IF PEOPLE KNEW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO DIE, I THINK THEY PROBABLY WOULDN’T LIVE...”
– Death (via wellyouknow)
“No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…”
– Terry Pratchett, Discworld, Reaper Man (via brain152)
“Withel said nothing. Being Ymor’s right-hand man was like being gently flogged...”
– The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
“Fear is strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows...”
– Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (via 3parts)
“To make things even worse than usual, at some point in the last year velvet was...”
– Protector of the King’s Peace, by Athena Crikey (via teapotsahoy)
“But I don’t know anything about running a bank!”
“Good. No preconceived ideas.”...”
– Terry Pratchett, Discworld, Making Money (via brain152)
“An alternative, favored by those of a religious persuasion, was that A’Tuin was...”
– The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
“Knowledge equals power…
(…)
Power equals energy…
People were stupid,...”
– Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! (via paultl)
I feel like this post should really be highlighted.
http://rinwins.tumblr.com/post/19736574902/let-me-tell-you-about-the-ladies-of-discworld
“He - and it was quite definitely a he, there was no possible doubt about that -...”
– ~Quote is from I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
Attention UK Discworld Fans!
fabricatidiempvnc:
So I’ve been a little quiet lately about the Northwest Discworld fan meetup thing, but for those who are interested in coming, I’m thinking May/June to give people a chance to book time off work and get things arranged etc.
So my question is, is there any times/dates thatwon’t work for you (taking holidays and other occasions into account).
Just trying to make sure we...
“Tiffany glanced at the sky, and Nanny was the kind of inconvenient person who...”
– ~Quote is from Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“Granny stumbled forward, blinking.
‘Urrrgh. It’ll take a while to get the taste...”
– ~Quote is from Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“Her mother was tending to Tiffany’s brother Wentworth, who had a black eye....”
– I Shall Wear Midnight, Terry Pratchett (via jiggit)
“…And that’s what your holy men discuss, is it?” [asked Granny Weatherwax.]
“Not...”
– Carpe Jugulum, by Terry Pratchett. (via cyborgkoala)
“Humans! They lived in a world where the grass continued to be green and the sun...”
– Terry Pratchett, Small Gods (via sassylittleangelyouare)
“‘I brought you something,’ said Tiffany, swinging the big black kettle onto the...”
– ~Quote is from Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“Miss Treason didn’t ask questions. She just told you the answers. The girl...”
– ~Quote is from Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“She took the view that if you were capable of learning, you’d work it out. There...”
– Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (via tragicyouthwasgoingdownonme)
Discworld Ask A Character Overview - March 2012
meltingpenguins:
Witches:
Ask the Witches
Wizards:
Ask Ponder Stibbons
Ask Rincewind
The Watch:
Ask Sam Vimes
Ask the Watch
Ask Angua
Ask The Watch 2
DEATH and company:
ASK DEATH
The City:
Ask the Patrician
Ask Miss Dearheart
Ask The A-M Times
Ask Moist Von Lipwig
Others:
Ask Carcer
Ask Teatime
NEW:
Ask Lady Margolotta
Reblog to spread the joy and feel free to add what new...
“There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; occasionally, however,...”
– Terry Pratchett (via tastiereconsumate)
“‘I think,’ she said, ‘that you have to cross the desert.’ What’s on the other...”
– ~Quote is from A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (via fabricatidiempvnc)
“She snatched off the hat with stars on it. It wasn’t a bad hat, for show,...”
– That was the last quote from this book. On to Wintersmith next!
~Quote is from A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
(via fabricatidiempvnc)
