Terry Pratchett: Zitate auf Englisch (seite 22)

“Because some stories end, but old stories go on, and you gotta dance to the music if you want to stay ahead”

“It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.”

“Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!”

“Death strode away, stopped, and came back. He pointed a skeletal finger at The Duck Man.
WHY, he said, ARE YOU WALKING AROUND WITH THAT DUCK?
"What duck?"
AH. SORRY.”

“[The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners.”

“In an instant he became aware that the tourist was about to try his own peculiar brand of linguistics, which meant that he would speak loudly and slowly in his own language.”

“Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.”

“Silverfish looked down.
"Oh. Are you a dwarf?"
Cuddy gave him a blank stare.
"Are you a giant?" He said.
"Me? Of course not!"
"Ah. Then I must be a dwarf, yes.”

“FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT….”

“He'd heard that writers spent all day in their dressing gowns drinking champagne. This is, of course, absolutely true.”

“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”

“I believe in reincarnation,” [Bjorn] said.
I KNOW.
“I tried to live a good life. Does that help?”
THAT’S NOT UP TO ME. Death coughed. OF COURSE… SINCE YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION… YOU’LL BE BJORN AGAIN.”

“The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.”

“Just call in at the torturer on your way out. See when he can fit you in.”

“But that was just it - hate was exactly the right word. Hate is a force of attraction. Hate is just love with its back turned.”

“You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home.”

“Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces.”

“They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”

“After all, when you seek advice from someone it's certainly not because you want them to give it. You just want them to be there while you talk to yourself.”