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

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

Terry Pratchett
Fire, Air, Water

I wouldn't trust you with a bucket of water if my knickers were on fire!

Terry Pratchett
Fire, Water, Buckets
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Making Money: (Discworld Novel 36)”, p.64, Random House

It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence.

Terry Pratchett
Water, Sound, Tin
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Lords And Ladies: (Discworld Novel 14)”, p.188, Random House

Of course, Ankh-Morpork's citizens had always claimed that the river water was incredibly pure. Any water that had passed through so many kidneys, they reasoned, had to be very pure indeed.

Terry Pratchett
Rivers, Water, Citizens

The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.

Terry Pratchett
Water, Mind, Hippo
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.69, Random House

I imagine that fish have no word for water.

Terry Pratchett
Water, Imagine, Discworld
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)”, p.184, Random House

Got to be worth a try, I suppose," said Crowley. "It's not as if I haven't got lots of other work to do, God knows." His forehead creased for a moment, and then he slapped the steering wheel triumphantly. "Ducks!" he shouted. "What?" "That's what water slides off!" Aziraphale took a deep breath. "Just drive the car, please," he said wearily.

Terry Pratchett
Ducks, Water, Car

He found that he had this sudden desperate longing for the fuming, smoky streets of Ankh-Morpork, which was always at its best in the spring, when the gummy sheen on the turbid waters of the Ankh River had a special iridescence and the eaves were full of birdsong, or at least birds coughing rhythmically

Terry Pratchett
Spring, Rivers, Water
Terry Pratchett (2009). “The Light Fantastic: (Discworld Novel 2)”, p.91, Random House

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