Terry Pratchett

Decided to put aside ethnic differences in the cause of making more money. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #money

One of my predecessors used to have people torn to death by wild tortoises. It was not a quick death. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#death

DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN ROOT VEGETABLES. WHAT THINGS SEEM TO BE MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY ARE. -Death ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#death #potato #death

Yes," said the skull. "Quit while you're a head, that's what I say. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#music

Having a baby is the single mos joyous co-experience that two human beings can share, and he wasn't going to miss a second of it. He got one of the Secret Service men to videotape it for him. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#having-a-baby #experience

Yes, but nomes aren’t hard to make,” said Dorcas. “You just need other nomes.” “You’re weird. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#life #reproduction #life

All witches who'd lived in her cottage were bookish types. They thought you could see life through books but you couldn't, the reason being that the words got in the way. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#life

Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#fantasy #humanity #faith

Death stripes away many things, especially when it arrives at a temperature hot enough to vaporize iron ... The immortal remains of Brother Watchtower watched the dragon flap away into the fog .... ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#dragon #death

She told me that if magic gives people what they want, then not using magic can give them what they need. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#equality