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.

It’s no wonder most religions are born in the desert, because when men lay beneath that boundless night sky and look up at the infinite expanse of creation they have an uncontrollable urge to put something in the way .

Them as can do has to do for them as can’t. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.

Oh dear me, the Booker people don’t like me. I don’t care. I have been given an award for being taken not seriously, and I am very, very pleased about that.

History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It’s been around a long time.

Just because someone’s a member of an ethnic minority doesn’t mean they’re not a nasty small-minded little jerk.

There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can’t take it any more.

Look, that’s why there’s rules, understand? So that you think before you break ’em.

The people who guard the rainbow don’t like those who get in the way of the sun.