3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.

History has a habit of changing the people who think they are changing it

Fascism may be good at making the trains run on time, but you wouldn't like some of the destinations.

The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?

I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.

Things just happen. What the hell.

Sybil's female forebears had valiantly backed up their husbands as distant embassies were besieged, had given birth on a camel or in the shade of a stricken elephant, had handed around the little gold chocolates while trolls were trying to break into the compound, or had merely stayed at home and nursed such bits of husbands and sons as made it back from endless little wars. The result was a species of woman who, when duty called, turned into solid steel.

What can the harvest hope for...

Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.