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Terry Pratchett

Read through the most famous quotes from Terry Pratchett




There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write.


— Terry Pratchett


#writers-on-writing

And just when you’d think [humans] were more malignant than ever Hell could be, they occasionally showed more grace than Heaven ever dreamed of.


— Terry Pratchett


#good #humanity #dreams

Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?


— Terry Pratchett


#words-to-live-by #humor

The wages of sin is death but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays.


— Terry Pratchett


#death

Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.


— Terry Pratchett


#humor #politics #sarcasm #trickery #voting

People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.


— Terry Pratchett


#witches

It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had done all it could, but you were still alive.


— Terry Pratchett


#humor #music #humor

I’m not superstitious. I’m a witch. Witches aren’t superstitious. We are what people are superstitious of.


— Terry Pratchett


#philosophy #humor

I staggered into a Manchester bar late one night on a tour and the waitress said "You look as if you need a Screaming Orgasm". At the time this was the last thing on my mind...


— Terry Pratchett


#cocktails #drinks #humor #sex #humor

The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.


— Terry Pratchett


#philosophy #humor






About Terry Pratchett

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Did you know about Terry Pratchett?

His family moved to Bridgwater Somerset briefly in 1957 following which he passed his eleven plus exam in 1959 earning him a place in John Hampden Grammar School. He was made an adjunct Professor in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin in 2010 with a role in postgraduate education in creative writing and popular literature. Pratchett's first novel The Carpet People was publiTerry Pratchettd in 1971 and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was publiTerry Pratchettd in 1983 he has written two books a year on average.

His latest Discworld book Snuff was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-audience novel since records began in the United Kingdom selling 55000 copies in the first three days. Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett OBE (born 28 April 1948) is an English author of fantasy novels especially comical works. In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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