3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

It is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someone’s mouth before the speaker has the chance to stop them.

never ask the tight-rope walker how he keeps his balance. if he stops to think about it, he falls off

The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self.

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

Many people could say things in a cutting way, Nanny knew. But Granny Weatherwax could listen in a cutting way. She could make something sound stupid just by hearing it.

Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft are written by men.

Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!

Books tend to react with one another, creating randomized magic with a mind of its own.