Terry Pratchett

Progress just means bad things happen faster. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #life #philosphy #truth #education

There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#vampires #style

The female mind is certainly a devious one, my lord." Vetinari looked at his secretary in surprise. "Well, of course it is. It has to deal with the male one. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#gender-stereotypes #men-and-women #funny

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

— Terry Pratchett

#fantasy

Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #humor

What's a philosopher?' said Brutha. Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor

Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#joy #fun

I get it,' said the prisoner. 'Good Cop, Bad Cop, eh?' If you like.' said Vimes. 'But we're a bit short staffed here, so if I give you a cigarette would you mind kicking yourself in the teeth? ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#interrogation #police #violence #humor

Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#macabre #humor

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#literary-criticism #humor