...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. Terry Pratchett More Quotes by Terry Pratchett More Quotes From Terry Pratchett Logic is a wonderful thing but doesn't always beat actual thought. Terry Pratchett logic wonderful science The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done. Terry Pratchett organization running people "Out of Print" is bookseller speak for "We can't be hedgehogged". Terry Pratchett booksellers print speak The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett fake-people humor lying It was lonely on the hill, and cold. And all you could do was keep going. You could scream, cry, and stamp your feet, but apart from making you feel warmer, it wouldn’t do any good. You could say it was unfair, and that was true, but the universe didn’t care because it didn’t know what “fair” meant. That was the big problem about being a witch. It was up to you. It was always up to you. Terry Pratchett care lonely feet It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence. Terry Pratchett tin sound water Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. Terry Pratchett intelligent life funny The power of prayer and faith can heal and bring happiness. The real tragedy is that the people that are helped by this don't realize that this power is really coming from within. Terry Pratchett real prayer people Death: Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom. Terry Pratchett boredom apathy interesting but what should we do when the highborn and wealthy take to crime? Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger, how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man who breaks the law out of greed? Terry Pratchett law men years You've got a lot of time for abstract thought when you've got your hand stuck up a dead badger. Terry Pratchett stuck-up abstract hands He's out of his depth on a wet pavement. Terry Pratchett wet pavement depth People whose concept of ancient history is the first series of Star Trek may be treated with patience, because it's usually not their fault they were reduced to getting their education from school. Terry Pratchett stars people school In the world I live in, 'not worse' is nearly as good as 'better'. Terry Pratchett world If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. Terry Pratchett cat life people Neither of my parents went to church, but they did everything that you needed to do to be Christian. That's something a Quaker would call an intimation of the divine. Terry Pratchett church parent christian Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. Terry Pratchett times-are-changing adventure travel In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. Terry Pratchett lords-and-ladies humorous science The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it. Terry Pratchett atheist wisdom death Real education happens when you pick up a fact here, and another fact there, and put them together and get an insight. Terry Pratchett real together facts