3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

Don't wish, Miss Tick had said. Do things.

Then it came to her. She did not deserve to die. And she was not alone. She never would be. Not while her land was beneath her boots. Her land. The land of the Achings.She was Tiffany Aching. Not Granny Weatherwax, but a witch in her own right. A witch who knew exactly who she was and how she wanted to do things. Her way. And she had not failed, because she had barely begun...

Esme Weatherwax hadn't done nice. She'd done what was needed.

I'm not a natural killer! See this? See what it says? I'm supposed to keep the peace, I am! If I kill people to do it, I'm reading the wrong manual!

A banker? Me?""Yes, Mr. Lipwig.""But I don't know anything about running a bank!""Good. No preconceived ideas.""I've robbed banks!""Capital! Just reverse your thinking," said Lord Vetinari, beaming. "The money should be on the inside.

A dollar for a human bought a loaf of bread that was eaten in a few bites. The same dollar for Wee Mad Arthur bought the same-sized loaf, but it was food for a week and could then be further hollowed out and used as a bedroom.

Don't put your faith in gods. But you can believe in turtles.

YOU WILL NOT TELL THE RIVERS NOT TO FLOW. YOU WILL NOT TELL THE SUN NOT TO SHINE. YOU WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT DO.

There was silence in the square, except for the sound of several thousand people being astonished.