Terry Pratchett

Quotes by Terry Pratchett

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

Terry Pratchett

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.

Terry Pratchett

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

Terry Pratchett

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

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.

Terry Pratchett

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

Terry Pratchett

If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.

Terry Pratchett

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

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

Terry Pratchett

Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.

Terry Pratchett

Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.

Terry Pratchett

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

Terry Pratchett