3,122 Quotes by Terry Pratchett

The other two entered the room. Vimes gave his men his usual look of resigned dismay."My squad," he mumbled."Fine body of men," said Lady Ramkin. "The good old rank and file, eh?""The rank, anyway," said Vimes.

When new students tried an experiment that was particularly successful in terms of explosive force, the result was often a cross between a major factory refit and a game of Hunt-the-other-Kidney.

His Greatness the King Pteppicymon XXVIII, Lord of the Heavens, Charioteer of the Wagon of the Sun, Steersman of the Barque of the Sun, Guardian of the Secret Knowledge, Lord of the Horizon, Keeper of the Way, the Flail of Mercy, the High Born One, the Never Dying King.

Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?"Mort thought for a moment."No," he said eventually, "what?"There was silence.Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right.

There's a limit to the power of a spring, no matter how tightly one winds it.''Oh, yes. Yes. And you hope that if you wind a spring one way, all its energies will unwind the other way. And sometimes you have to wind the spring as tight as it will go,' said Vetinari, 'and pray it doesn't break.' His expression changed. 'Oh dear,' he said. 'He didn't thump the wall. I may have gone too far.

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

TO CHANGE THE FATE OF ONE INDIVIDUAL IS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

You'll get into dreadful trouble and it won't be my fault. You are bad people.

Its like people care more abput their pride than about what's correct, about the truth.