In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
#GNUTerryPratchett
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I firmly believe that all 14 year olds should surreptitiously be given Pratchett by someone that isn't a parent.
Especially if they live in a household where they have to hide it because it contains witches.
They are books that teach you how to think, even in the face of extreme authority.
This is my story. I would be a much worse person without having Pratchett books in my life.
I firmly believe that all 14 year olds should surreptitiously be given Pratchett by someone that isn't a parent.
Especially if they live in a household where they have to hide it because it contains witches.
They are books that teach you how to think, even in the face of extreme authority.
This is my story. I would be a much worse person without having Pratchett books in my life.
Sir Terry Pratchett.
It has been 11 years since death inexplicably refused to give you back.
You still remain the person who has had the biggest influence on me.
Nanny Ogg teaches me to enjoy life.
Granny Weatherwax teaches me to trust in myself, and not to treat people as things
Magrat teaches me that it is ok not to know exactly what I am doing all the time, but to do things I think are important, even if those older and allegedly wiser don't really agree.
Vimes teaches me about determination, family and justice.
There are so many more lessons I learnt from the world you created, and I would not be me without the Discworld.
Sir Terry Pratchett.
It has been 11 years since death inexplicably refused to give you back.
You still remain the person who has had the biggest influence on me.
Nanny Ogg teaches me to enjoy life.
Granny Weatherwax teaches me to trust in myself, and not to treat people as things
Magrat teaches me that it is ok not to know exactly what I am doing all the time, but to do things I think are important, even if those older and allegedly wiser don't really agree.
Vimes teaches me about determination, family and justice.
There are so many more lessons I learnt from the world you created, and I would not be me without the Discworld.
RE: https://mastodon.art/@MicroSFF/114149050576447349
** Reposting this story I wrote last year
#GnuTerryPratchett
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It is traditional, when loading wire trolleys, to put the most fragile items at the bottom.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
The question seldom addressed is *where* Medusa had snakes. Underarm hair is an even more embarassing problem when it keeps biting the top of the deodorant bottle.
Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
"you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong."
Terry Pratchett, Snuff
Best Sam Vimes Quotes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Whilst living in a slum was often seen as proof of criminality, owning a street of them merely got you invited to the best parties. —Feet of Clay
Best Sam Vimes Quotes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Whilst living in a slum was often seen as proof of criminality, owning a street of them merely got you invited to the best parties. —Feet of Clay
Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld #GNUTerryPratchett
Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld #GNUTerryPratchett
this quote from #terrypratchett is spot on. everything bad with the world comes from treating people as things. some people really need to think about this deeply. #gnuterrypratchett
https://wist.info/pratchett-terry/46945/ @wistquotes@friendica.world
On a conference call with a friend of my middle discussing which #GNUTerryPratchett book to start with.
While Guards Guards was a good contender, we went with Wee Free Men.
People who used magic without knowing what they were doing usually came to a sticky end. All over the entire room, sometimes.
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
From the discworld emporium web shop today:
Death paused. YOU HAVE PERHAPS HEARD THE PHRASE, he said, THAT HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE?
‘Yes. Yes, of course.’
Death nodded. IN TIME, he said, YOU WILL LEARN THAT IT IS WRONG.
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
#Discworld #TerryPratchett #GNUTerryPratchett #DiscDeath #SmallGods
Then Tak looked upon the stone and it was trying to come alive, and Tak smiled, and wrote All things strive.
And for the service the stone had given, he fashioned it into the first Troll, and delighted in the life that came unbidden.
Terry Pratchett, Thud!
