3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

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    What’s a philosopher?? said Brutha. Someone who’s bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,? said a voice in his head.

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    By the time you’ve reached your sixties, you do know that one day you will die, and knowing that is at least the beginning of wisdom.

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    It’s not morbid to talk about death. Most people don’t worry about death, they worry about a bad death.

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    Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It’s good for the hygiene of the brain.

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    Just because you can explain it doesn’t mean it’s not still a miracle.

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    Granny Weatherwax was not lost. She wasn’t the kind of person who ever became lost. It was just that, at the moment, while she knew exactly where SHE was, she didn’t know the position of anywhere else.

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    And we don’t often get any wading birds in the River Ankh, mainly because the pollution would eat their legs away and anyway, it’s easier for them to walk on the surface.

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