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[[Terry Pratchett]] is ''very'' quotable. This page is under construction and mostly stolen from the [http://www.lspace.org/ftp/words/pqf/pqf Pratchett Quote File]. |
[[Terry Pratchett]] is ''very'' quotable. This page is under construction and mostly stolen from the [http://www.lspace.org/ftp/words/pqf/pqf Pratchett Quote File]. |
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== Novels == |
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{{cleanup|Qutes from individual books should be moved to Quote subpages for those books. This is taking place as part of the overall cleanup of ''[[Discworld]]'' pages.}} |
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== City Watch == |
=== City Watch === |
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* [[Guards! Guards!/Quotes|''Guards! Guards!''/Quotes]] |
* [[Guards! Guards!/Quotes|''Guards! Guards!''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Men at Arms/Quotes|''Men at Arms''/Quotes]] |
* [[Men at Arms/Quotes|''Men at Arms''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Snuff/Quotes|''Snuff''/Quotes]] |
* [[Snuff/Quotes|''Snuff''/Quotes]] |
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== Lancre Witches == |
=== Lancre Witches === |
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* [[Equal Rites/Quotes|''Equal Rites''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Wyrd Sisters/Quotes|''Wyrd Sisters''/Quotes]] |
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{{quote|If broomsticks were cars, this one would be a split-window Morris Minor.}} |
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{{quote|"While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane, d'you see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe." |
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Treatle nodded. "I hadn't looked at it like that," he said, "But you're absolutely right. He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance."|Discworld scientists at work}} |
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{{quote|They both savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things.|Discworld scientists at work}} |
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{{quote|They may have been ugly. They may have been evil. But when it came to poetry in motion, [[Eldritch Abomination|the Things]] had all the grace and coordination of a deck-chair.}} |
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{{quote|"They say there's dwarf mines under the Ramtops," she said inconsequentially. "My, but them little buggers is in for a surprise."|Granny reflects on Esk's methods of lighting a fire.}} |
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{{quote|For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.}} |
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=== ''[[Wyrd Sisters]]'' === |
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{{quote|As the cauldron bubbled, an eldritch voice shrieked, "When shall we three meet again?" |
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Another voice said, in far more ordinary tones, "Well, I can do next Tuesday." }} |
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{{quote|The calender of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and find out.}} |
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{{quote|The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.}} |
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{{quote|"'Tis not right, a woman going into such places by herself." Granny nodded. She thoroughly approved of such sentiments so long as there was, of course, no suggestion that they applied to her.}} |
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=== The other ''Witches'' books === |
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* [[Witches Abroad/Quotes|''Witches Abroad''/Quotes]] |
* [[Witches Abroad/Quotes|''Witches Abroad''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Lords and Ladies/Quotes|''Lords and Ladies''/Quotes]] |
* [[Lords and Ladies/Quotes|''Lords and Ladies''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Carpe Jugulum/Quotes|''Carpe Jugulum''/Quotes]] |
* [[Carpe Jugulum/Quotes|''Carpe Jugulum''/Quotes]] |
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== Wizards == |
=== Wizards === |
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* [[The Colour of Magic/Quotes|''The Colour of Magic''/Quotes]] |
* [[The Colour of Magic/Quotes|''The Colour of Magic''/Quotes]] |
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* [[The Light Fantastic/Quotes|''The Light Fantastic''/Quotes]] |
* [[The Light Fantastic/Quotes|''The Light Fantastic''/Quotes]] |
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* [[The Last Continent/Quotes|''The Last Continent''/Quotes]] |
* [[The Last Continent/Quotes|''The Last Continent''/Quotes]] |
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== {{smallcaps|Death}} and Company == |
=== {{smallcaps|Death}} and Company === |
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* [[Mort/Quotes|''Mort''/Quotes]] |
* [[Mort/Quotes|''Mort''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Reaper Man/Quotes|''Reaper Man''/Quotes]] |
* [[Reaper Man/Quotes|''Reaper Man''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Thief of Time/Quotes|''Thief of Time''/Quotes]] |
* [[Thief of Time/Quotes|''Thief of Time''/Quotes]] |
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== Tiffany Aching and The Wee Free Men == |
=== Tiffany Aching and The Wee Free Men === |
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* [[The Wee Free Men/Quotes|''The Wee Free Men''/Quotes]] |
* [[The Wee Free Men/Quotes|''The Wee Free Men''/Quotes]] |
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* [[A Hat Full of Sky/Quotes|''A Hat Full of Sky''/Quotes]] |
* [[A Hat Full of Sky/Quotes|''A Hat Full of Sky''/Quotes]] |
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* [[The Shepherd's Crown/Quotes|''The Shepherd's Crown''/Quotes]] |
* [[The Shepherd's Crown/Quotes|''The Shepherd's Crown''/Quotes]] |
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== Moist von Lipwig == |
=== Moist von Lipwig === |
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* [[Going Postal (Discworld)/Quotes|''Going Postal'' (Discworld)/Quotes]] |
* [[Going Postal (Discworld)/Quotes|''Going Postal'' (Discworld)/Quotes]] |
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* [[Making Money/Quotes|''Making Money''/Quotes]] |
* [[Making Money/Quotes|''Making Money''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Raising Steam/Quotes|''Raising Steam''/Quotes]] |
* [[Raising Steam/Quotes|''Raising Steam''/Quotes]] |
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== Other == |
=== Other === |
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* [[Pyramids/Quotes|''Pyramids''/Quotes]] |
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{{quote|What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?"}} |
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{{quote|All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed.}} |
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{{quote|The Ephebians made wine out of anything they could put in a bucket, and ate anything that couldn't climb out of one.}} |
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{{quote|Nature abhors dimensional abnormalities, and seals them neatly away so that they don't upset people. Nature, in fact, abhors a lot of things, including vacuums, ships called the "Marie Celeste", and the chuck keys for electric drills.}} |
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{{quote|There was not a lot that could be done to make [[Wretched Hive|Morpork]] a worse place. A direct hit by a meteorite, for example, would count as gentrification.}} |
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=== The other standalone books === |
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* [[Moving Pictures/Quotes|''Moving Pictures''/Quotes]] |
* [[Moving Pictures/Quotes|''Moving Pictures''/Quotes]] |
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* [[Small Gods/Quotes|''Small Gods''/Quotes]] |
* [[Small Gods/Quotes|''Small Gods''/Quotes]] |
Latest revision as of 13:44, 26 October 2023
Terry Pratchett is very quotable. This page is under construction and mostly stolen from the Pratchett Quote File.
Novels
City Watch
- Guards! Guards!/Quotes
- Men at Arms/Quotes
- Feet of Clay (novel)/Quotes
- Jingo/Quotes
- The Fifth Elephant/Quotes
- Night Watch (Discworld)/Quotes
- Thud!/Quotes
- Snuff/Quotes
Lancre Witches
- Equal Rites/Quotes
- Wyrd Sisters/Quotes
- Witches Abroad/Quotes
- Lords and Ladies/Quotes
- Maskerade/Quotes
- Carpe Jugulum/Quotes
Wizards
- The Colour of Magic/Quotes
- The Light Fantastic/Quotes
- Sourcery/Quotes
- Eric/Quotes
- Interesting Times/Quotes
- The Last Continent/Quotes
Death and Company
Tiffany Aching and The Wee Free Men
- The Wee Free Men/Quotes
- A Hat Full of Sky/Quotes
- Wintersmith/Quotes
- I Shall Wear Midnight/Quotes
- The Shepherd's Crown/Quotes
Moist von Lipwig
Other
- Pyramids/Quotes
- Moving Pictures/Quotes
- Small Gods/Quotes
- The Truth/Quotes
- The Last Hero/Quotes
- The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents/Quotes
- Monstrous Regiment/Quotes
- Unseen Academicals/Quotes
Games
"As far as leaders go, the only reason I'd follow him into battle, is out of curiosity." |
"A swamp dragon if i'm not mistaken. I though these things were filled with explosive gas, (the carcass explodes) oh right! |
Rincewind Excuse me sir. Could you get me a tome called 'featherwinkle's concise compedium of dragons' lairs'? |
"Ugh It's horrible... hang on it's me! rather chap ain't he? |
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