3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

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    The important thing about adventures, thought Mr. Bunnsy, was that they shouldn’t be so long as to make you miss mealtimes.

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    One of the highlights of the first Good Omens tour was Neil and I walking through New York singing Shoehorn with Teeth. Well, we’d had a good breakfast. And you don’t get mugged, either.

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    The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.

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    Corporal Nobbs had been disqualified from the human race for shoving.

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    Nanny’s philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.

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    If my father could have sat up in bed and said goodbye, I’d have pressed the button. I wouldn’t have been able to see for crying, but I would have considered that a duty.

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    Some of them wanted to sell me snake oil and I’m not necessarily going to dismiss all of these, as I have never found a rusty snake.

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    Everywhere’s been where it is ever since it was first put there. It’s called geography.

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    Never build a dungeon you wouldn’t be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that.

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