The only really sane person in there is Igor, and possibly the turnip. And I'm not sure about the turnip. Terry Pratchett More Quotes by Terry Pratchett More Quotes From Terry Pratchett Behind him the Master of Ceremonies cleared his throat. His eyes took on a distant, glazed look.The Stealer of Souls, he said in the faraway voice of one whose ears aren't hearing what his mouth is saying, Defeater of Empires, Swallower of Oceans, Thief of Years, The Ultimate Reality, Harvester of Mankind, the-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I CAN SEE MYSELF IN. Terry Pratchett oceaneyereality You see the lighted windows and what you want to think is that there may be many interesting stories behind them, but what you know is that really there are just dull, dull souls, mere consumers of food, who think their instincts are emotions and their tiny lives of more account than a whisper of wind. Terry Pratchett windinterestingthinking Many an ancient lord's last words have been, 'You can't kill me because I've got magic aaargh.' Terry Pratchett magiclastsdeath He found that he had this sudden desperate longing for the fuming, smoky streets of Ankh-Morpork, which was always at its best in the spring, when the gummy sheen on the turbid waters of the Ankh River had a special iridescence and the eaves were full of birdsong, or at least birds coughing rhythmically Terry Pratchett springriverswater 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. Terry Pratchett ankhriversbird When they're standing right in front of you, kings are a kind of speech impediment. Terry Pratchett speechkindkings What your soldier wants - really, really wants - is no-one shooting back at him. Terry Pratchett shootingsoldierwant Some People think 'coven' is a word for a group of witches, and it's true that's what the dictionary says. But the real word for a group of witches is 'an argument'. Terry Pratchett realpeoplethinking 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 . Terry Pratchett skymennight Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong... But it might. Terry Pratchett welcomefearmight Matter exploded into being, apparently as chaos, but in fact as a chord. The ultimate power chord. Terry Pratchett chaosmatterfacts Now that their long war was over, they could get on with the proper concern of all civilised nations, which is to prepare for the next one. Terry Pratchett warlonghistory He never pays attention, he always knows the answer, and he can never tell you how he knows. We can't keep thrashing him. He is a bad example to the other pupils. There's no educating a smart boy. Terry Pratchett smartmotivationalboys Nature abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the Marie Celeste, and the chuck keys for electric drills. Terry Pratchett naturekeyspyramids It takes a special kind of person to fight back. Terry Pratchett fightingspecialinspirational Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out. Terry Pratchett discworldfantasystruggle The enemy isn’t men, or women, it’s bloody stupid people and no-one has the right to be stupid. Terry Pratchett stupidmenpeople It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimers, and the other was knowing I had Alzheimers. Terry Pratchett alzheimersdisease-and-deathtwo Whatever happens, they say afterwards, it must have been fate. People are always a little confused about this, as they are in the case of miracles. When someone is saved from certain death by a strange concatenation of circumstances, they say that's a miracle. But of course if someone is killed by a freak chain of events -- the oil spilled just there, the safety fence broken just there -- that must also be a miracle. Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous. Terry Pratchett confusednicemean The best thing I ever did with my life was stand up and say I've got Alzheimer's. Terry Pratchett alzheimeralzheimersbest-things
