3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

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    It’s tough at the top. It’s tough at the bottom. But in between you could use them for horse-shoes.

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    It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.

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    There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn’t rule the world. They’re called Witches and Wizards.

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    One day all of us will die but – and this is the important thing – we are not dead yet.

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    She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don’t apply to you.

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    I think that sick people in Ankh-Morpork generally go to a vet. It’s generally a better bet. There’s more pressure on a vet to get it right. People say “it was god’s will” when granny dies, but they get angry when they lose a cow.

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    It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer’s you are an old fart. That’s how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.

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    Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do, if you ever find anything I wouldn’t do.

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