Home / Quotes / Quote by Terry Pratchett

Quote by Terry Pratchett

“But you ain't part of it, are you?" said Granny conversationally. "You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?”

Quote by Terry Pratchett

Author

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett was a British author renowned for his fantasy novel series, 'Discworld'. His works are appreciated for their unique humor and profound philosophical insights. Pratchett's contributions to literature extend beyond fantasy, encompassing science fiction, humor, and children's literature. more

You May Also Like

“Whoa. Fangs. She had fangs. She leaned in, prodded them a little. Eating with those puppies was going to take some getting used to, she thought. On impulse, she brought up her hands, turned her fingers into claws. Hissed. Cool.”

Littles Hands Romance Used Eating Fingers Impulse Puppy Fangs Claws

Book:Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

Source: Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

“V shook his head. “Remember what you saw in that clearing, cop? How’d you like that anywhere near a female you loved?” Butch put down the Bud without drinking from it. His eyes traveled over Rhage’s body. “We’re going to need a shitload of steel,” the human muttered.”

Needs Humans Body Eye Remember Saws Female Drinking His Eyes Cop Traveled Steel Bud Clearing Rhage

Book:The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide

Source: The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide

“Tell you what, you let me go, and I’ll ask you plenty of questions about your race. Until then, I’m slightly distracted with how this little vacation on the good ship Holy Sh*t is going to pan out for me.”

Littles Asks Race Holy Let Me Ships Plenty Vacation Distracted Let Me Go You Let Me Go

Book:Lover Unbound: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

Source: Lover Unbound: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

“Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise.”

Vampire Dominant Terrific Expertise Bisexual Kidnapping Lover Unbound

Book:J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8

Source: J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8

“And I can imagine Farmer saying he doesn't care if no one else is willing to follow their example. He's still going to make these hikes, he'd insist, because if you say that seven hours is too long to walk for two families of patients, you're saying that their lives matter less than some others', and the idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that's wrong with the world.”

Source: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

“Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.”

Knows Cat Threat Impervious

Book:To Say Nothing of the Dog

Source: To Say Nothing of the Dog

“But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.”

Feels Dies Fighting Parent Sad Loved Ones Death Of A Loved One Love And Loss Losing A Loved One Backup Loss Of A Loved One Love Death Lost Ones One More Day Death And Loss Lost Loved Ones Loved One Dying Loved Ones Who Died

Book:For One More Day

Source: For One More Day

“By now, the morning sun was just over the horizon and it came at me like a sidearm pitch between the houses of my old neighborhood. I shielded my eyes. This being early October, there were already piles of leaves pushed against the curb—more leaves than I remembered from my autumns here—andless open space in the sky. I think what you notice most when you haven’t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.”

Thinking Home Eye House Memories Space Morning Sun Tree Sky Havens Remembered Neighborhood Autumn Horizon October Curb Open Spaces Morning Sun Old Neighborhood

Book:For One More Day

Source: For One More Day

“A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.”

Children Long Said Enough Mother Embarrassed One More Day

Author:Mitch Albom

“It’s funny. I met a man once who did a lot of mountain climbing. I asked him which was harder, ascending or descending? He said without a doubt descending, because ascending you were so focused on reaching the top, you avoided mistakes. The backside of a mountain is a fight against human nature,” he said. “You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.”

Source: For One More Day