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Terry Pratchett Quotes about Philosophy

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

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.

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.

Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Philosophical, Ideas
"Maskerade". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1995.

I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Elderly, Cost

No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Thinking, Mind
"Terry Pratchett: 'I'm open to joy. But I'm also more cynical'" by Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2010.

It was Sci-Fi and fantasy that got me reading, and Sci-Fi writers in particular have pack rat minds. They introduce all sorts of interesting themes and ideas into their books, and so for me it was a short leap to go from the fantasy and Sci-Fi genres to folklore, mythology, ancient history and philosophy. I did not read philosophy because I set out to become a philosopher; I read it because it looked interesting.

Terry Pratchett
Philosophy, Book, Reading
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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