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Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

Terry Pratchett
Glasses, Glitter, Fantasy

… you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong.

Terry Pratchett
Thinking, Worried, Illegal
Terry Pratchett (2011). “Snuff: (Discworld Novel 39)”, p.128, Random House

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

Terry Pratchett
Change, Travel, Life Changing
Terry Pratchett (2016). “Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett”, p.68, Random House

The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Talking, Listening
"Small Gods". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck.

Terry Pratchett
Good Luck, Men, Bed

"And what would humans be without love?" Rare, said Death.

Terry Pratchett
Love, Life, Romantic
"Sourcery (Discworld, Book 5)". Book by Terry Pratchett, May 26, 1988.

Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH,' the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.

Terry Pratchett
Inspirational, Humor, Caves
"Thief of Time (Discworld, Book 26)". Book by Terry Pratchett, www.theguardian.com. 2001.

I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment.

Terry Pratchett
Numbers, Trying, Sun
Terry Pratchett (1998). “The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel”, Harpercollins

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
Thinking, Alzheimer's, Keys
FaceBook post by Terry Pratchett from Apr 29, 2016

Either all days are holy or none are.

Terry Pratchett
Holy

Death: Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.

Terry Pratchett
Interesting, Boredom, Apathy
"Fictional character: Death". "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather", www.imdb.com. 2006.

The shortest unit of time in the multiverse is the New York Second, defined as the period of time between the traffic lights turning green and the cab behind you honking.

Terry Pratchett
New York, Light, Green
"Lords and Ladies" by Terry Pratchett, Harper, (p. 282), October 2008.

Demons were like genies or philosophy professors - if you didn't word things exactly right, they delighted in giving you absolutely accurate and completely misleading answers.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Giving, Answers
"Wyrd Sisters". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1989.

You can't inspire people with facts. They need a cause. They need a symbol.

Terry Pratchett
People, Inspire, Needs
"Small Gods". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

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

Terry Pratchett
Running, Organization, People
"Small Gods". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.

Terry Pratchett
Reasonable
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Johnny and the Bomb”, p.49, Random House

There's a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it's wrong. All roads lead away from Ankh-Morpork, but sometimes people just walk along them the wrong way.

Terry Pratchett
Funny, People, Ankh
"The Compleat Ankh-Morpork". Book by Terry Pratchett, 2012.

Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.

Terry Pratchett
Listening, Wish, Be Careful
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.18, Random House

If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.

Terry Pratchett
Inspirational, Funny, Book
"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Even a really bad creator would at least have started with Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Surprise.

Terry Pratchett
Fire, Air, Water

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

Terry Pratchett
Taxation, Way, Sophisticated
Terry Pratchett (2002). “Night watch”, Doubleday UK

Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.

Terry Pratchett
Fall, Angel, Needs
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20)”, p.408, Random House

People don't alter history any more than birds alter the sky, they just make brief patterns in it.

Terry Pratchett
Sky, People, Bird
FaceBook post by Terry Pratchett from Nov 30, 2016

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.

Terry Pratchett
Giving, Advice, Want
FaceBook post by Terry Pratchett from Mar 01, 2017

The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it.

Terry Pratchett
Squares, Roots, Numbers

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