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At least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe.

At least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe.

Terry Pratchett
Science, Important, Fundamentals

In the world I live in, 'not worse' is nearly as good as 'better'.

Terry Pratchett
World

It is important that we know where we come from, because 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, you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.

Terry Pratchett
Important, Where We Come, Where You Come
FaceBook post by Terry Pratchett from Aug 31, 2015

Balance. It was all about balance. That had been one of the first things that she had learned: the centre of the seesaw has neither up nor down, but upness and downness flow through it while it remains unmoved. You had to be the centre of the seesaw so the pain flowed through you, not into you. It was very hard. But she could do it!

Terry Pratchett
Pain, Balance, Firsts

I may be daft but I'm no' stupid!

Terry Pratchett
Stupid, May, Daft
Terry Pratchett (2010). “I Shall Wear Midnight: (Discworld Novel 38)”, p.154, Random House

Logic is a wonderful thing but doesn't always beat actual thought.

Terry Pratchett
Science, Logic, Wonderful
Terry Pratchett (1998). “The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel”, Harpercollins

'Don't think of it as dying,' said Death. 'Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush.'

Terry Pratchett
Funny, Thinking, Leaving
"Good Omens". Book by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, 1990.

Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.

Terry Pratchett
Mean, Thinking, People
"Thief of Time". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 2001.

Real education happens when you pick up a fact here, and another fact there, and put them together and get an insight.

Terry Pratchett
Real, Together, Facts

Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?

Terry Pratchett
Night, Lasts, Discworld
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Going Postal: (Discworld Novel 33)”, p.187, Random House

The best research is the research that you don't know that you are doing.

Terry Pratchett
Research, Knows
Source: www.theguardian.com

And never resist a perfect moment.

Terry Pratchett
Perfect, Moments, Perfect Moments
"Thief Of Time". Book by Terry Pratchett, 2001.

One person is nothing. Two people are a nation.

Terry Pratchett
Two, People, Nigeria Independence
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Nation”, p.278, Random House

Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.

Terry Pratchett
Thinking, Government, People
Terry Pratchett (1998). “The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel”, Harpercollins

The female mind is certainly a devious one, my lord." Vetinari looked at his secretary in surprise. "Well, of course it is. It has to deal with the male one.

Terry Pratchett
Mind, Males, Female
Terry Pratchett (2016). “Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett”, p.22, Random House

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.

Terry Pratchett
Trying, Tourists, Peculiar
Terry Pratchett (2008). “The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1)”, p.269, Random House

There's always a story. It's all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything's got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.

Terry Pratchett
Stories, World, Sun
Terry Pratchett (2010). “A Hat Full of Sky: (Discworld Novel 32)”, p.321, Random House

Last hopeless chances have got to work. Nothing makes sense otherwise. You might as well not be alive.

Terry Pratchett
Alive, Might, Lasts

The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that can't so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care?

Terry Pratchett
Running, Baby, Getting Older
Terry Pratchett (2014). “A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-fiction”, p.183, Random House

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

Terry Pratchett
Believe, Small Gods, No Point

Hat = wizard, wizard = hat. Everything else is frippery.

Terry Pratchett
Wizards, Hats
Terry Pratchett (2002). “Night watch”, Doubleday UK

In all seriousness, people think that it's the ideas that are important. Well, everyone has ideas, all the time. I tend to write mine down and remember them, but at some point you have to apply the bum to the seat and knock out about sixty five thousand words - that's how long a novel is.

Terry Pratchett
Writing, Thinking, Ideas

Its useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one.

Terry Pratchett
Perspective, World, This World

Any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons. Using it for your own purposes would be like trying to beat mice to death with a rattlesnake.

Terry Pratchett
Trying, Wizards, Would Be
"Eric". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1990.

Things just happen. What the hell.

Terry Pratchett
Hell, Happens
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20)”, p.12, Random House

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