Terry Pratchett: Zitate auf Englisch (seite 18)

“Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.”

“Colon thought Carrot was simple. Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was.
Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid.”

“I don't want unnecessary violence, sergeant," said Blouse.
"Right you are, sir!" said the sergeant. "Carborundum! First man comes through that door runnin', I want him nailed to the wall!" He caught the lieutenant's eye, and added: "But not too hard!”

“This wasn't food - it was what food became if it had been good and gone to food heaven.”

“People who are rather more than six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders often have uneventful journeys. People jump out at them from behind rocks then say things like, "Oh. Sorry. I thought you were someone else.”

“When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.”

“Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.”

“If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.”

“Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.”

“OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death. OTHERWISE, WHAT IS 4:30 A. M. FOR?”

“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”

“If you don't know when to be a human being, you don't know when to be a witch.”

“Strength enough to build a home,
Time enough to hold a child,
Love enough to break a heart”

“There’s no point in believing in things that exist.”

“I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.”

“It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing.”

“Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”

“I know that I am a small, weak man, but I have amassed a large library; I dream of dangerous places.”

“She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time she looked in the mirror she did indeed see a fat person.”