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Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with mysterious cycles of the cosmos, which believes that there's

Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with mysterious cycles of the cosmos, which believes that there's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fiber and, in some cases, backbone.

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Believe, Science, Errors
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Reaper Man: A Novel of Discworld”, p.9, Harper Collins

Magic never dies. It merely fades away.

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Magic, Fades, Dies

Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying.

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Lying, Book, Reality
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.214, Random House

They say that there can never be two snowflakes that are exactly alike, but has anyone checked lately?

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Two, Snowflake
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Wintersmith: (Discworld Novel 35)”, p.95, Random House

Never build a dungeon you wouldn't be happy to spend the night in yourself. The world would be a happier place if more people remembered that.

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Night, People, Dungeons
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8)”, p.151, Random House

If you put butter and salt on it, it tastes like salty butter.

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Taste, Salt, Discworld
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Moving Pictures: (Discworld Novel 10)”, p.31, Random House

He's probably their battle poet, too." "You mean he makes up heroic songs about famous battles?" "No, no. He recites poems that frighten the enemy....When a well-trained gonnagle starts to recite, the enemy's ears explode.

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Song, Mean, Enemy

Give anyone a lever long enough and they can change the world. It's unreliable levers that are the problem.

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Long, Giving, World
"Small Gods". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

People look down on stuff like geography and meteorology, and not only because they're standing on one and being soaked by the other. They don't look quite like real science. But geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck on it, and meteorology is full of excitingly fashionable chaos and complexity. And summer isn't a time. It's a place as well. Summer is a moving creature and likes to go south for the winter.

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Summer, Real, Moving
Terry Pratchett (1996). “Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld”, Harper Prism

Before you can kill a demon, you have to be able to say it's name. Names have power. While the word Alzheimer's terrorizes us, it has power over us. When we are prepared to discuss it aloud, we might have power over it. It's thought of as a mental illness and it is a physical illness, affecting the brain. There should be no shame in having it, yet people still don't talk about it

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Alzheimer's, Names, People

Look out! He's got a daisy!

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Looks, Daisies
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Making Money: (Discworld Novel 36)”, p.417, Random House

I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.

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Past, Giving, May
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.175, Random House

What’s this here,” he said suspiciously, “about us got to give you faggots?” Oh, we have to have them,” said Newt, “We burn them.” Say what?” We burn them.” The guard’s face broadened into a grin. And they’d told him England was soft. “Right on!” he said

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Giving, Faces, England

Money doesn't buy happiness, Gytha." "I only wanted to rent it for a few weeks!

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Week, Money Doesn't Buy Happiness, Wanted

Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer.

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Knives, Skills, Apples
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23)”, p.122, Random House

All tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums.

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Queens, Car, Albums
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch”, p.16, Harper Collins

I don't want to hurt you, Mistress Weatherwax," said Mrs Gogol. "That's good," said Granny. "I don't want you to hurt me either.

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Hurt, Mistress, Want
"Witches Abroad". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1991.

Stop stealing the funeral meats right now, you wee scuggers!" She shouted. The Feegles stopped and stared at her. Then Rob Anybody said: "Socks wi'oot feets?

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Funeral, Meat, Stealing

...Roland de Chumsfanleigh (it wasn't his fault).

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Faults

Because no man wants to be a coward in front of a cheese.

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Men, Coward, Want

In order to have a change of fortune at the last minute, you have to take your fortune to the last minute.

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Order, Lasts, Minutes
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Thief Of Time: (Discworld Novel 26)”, p.380, Random House

Don't you *ever* let go?" "I haven't yet." "Why?" "I suppose... because in this world, after everyone panics, there's always got to be someone to tip the wee out of the shoe.

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Letting Go, Shoes, World

Rincewind gave his fingers a long shocked stare, as one might regard a gun that has been hanging on the wall for decades and has suddenly gone off and perforated the cat.

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Wall, Cat, Gun
"Eric". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1990.

Preston, I don't think this creature could ever find its way into your head. Quite apart from anything else, it seems pretty crowded and complicated to me.

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Thinking, Mind, Way

One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.

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Work Out, One Day, Trouble

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