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Terry Pratchett Quotes

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Terry Pratchett
Funny, Mind, People
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. - Terry Pratchett
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
Terry Pratchett
Pet, Cats, Forgotten
The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp. - Terry Pratchett
The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
Terry Pratchett
Short, Pen, Sword
It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing.
Terry Pratchett
Doing, You, Worth
The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.
Terry Pratchett
Death, Goodbye, Think
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
Terry Pratchett
Mind, Exercise, Bicycle
We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how to die. Too often we learn the hard way. As soon as the baby boomers pass pensionable age, their lesson will be harsher still.
Terry Pratchett
Art, Age, Past
Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.
Terry Pratchett
Light, Darkness, Better
I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice of English humour - that amiable, fairly liberal, laconic voice which you find in something like 'Three Men in a Boat.'
Terry Pratchett
Men, Voice, Boat
I think when people mean that Discworld books have become darker they really mean the series is growing up. In 'The Colour of Magic' most of the city is set alight. It's a joke, in much the same way that the Earth is destroyed almost at the start of Douglas Adams's 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.'
Terry Pratchett
Start, People, Magic
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
Terry Pratchett
Beginning, Nothing, Which
You can't build a plot out of jokes. You need tragic relief. And you need to let people know that when a lot of frightened people are running around with edged weaponry, there are deaths. Stupid deaths, usually. I'm not writing 'The A-Team' - if there's a fight going on, people will get hurt. Not letting this happen would be a betrayal.
Terry Pratchett
Fight, Writing, Stupid
Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.
Terry Pratchett
Mind, Sign, Five
Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon.
Terry Pratchett
Death, Good, Prayer
The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.
Terry Pratchett
Truth, May, Head
The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe.
Terry Pratchett
Science, Universe, Job
It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimer's, and the other was knowing I had Alzheimer's.
Terry Pratchett
Me, Alzheimer, Knowing
There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett
God, Finding, Think
'Nation' was one that I'd have killed myself if I hadn't written it. It was absolutely important to me that I wrote it. It was good for my soul.
Terry Pratchett
Myself, Good, Soul
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
Terry Pratchett
Knowledge, Ignorance, Bad
It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.
Terry Pratchett
Alone, People, Brave
The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I last saw him at a Discworld convention, where he chose to take part in a game as an assassin. He died not long afterwards, and I wish I had his fortitude and sense of style.
Terry Pratchett
Style, Wish, Game
There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.
Terry Pratchett
Amazing, Day, New
Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
Terry Pratchett
Light, Darkness, Waiting
You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look.
Terry Pratchett
Meaningful, Look, You
Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.
Terry Pratchett
Hands, Genius, Blood
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Biography

Nationality: English
Type: Author
Born: April 28, 1948
Died: March 12, 2015
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