Home / Quotes / Quote by Terry Pratchett

Quote by Terry Pratchett

“You have so many sources to draw on when you're a fantasy writer.”

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

“We've all had some level of injustice, whether 20 years in prison, or 20 minutes sitting in your car waiting for a police officer to determine your future. Or even a few moments in an elevator with some woman clutching her purse thinking you're going to rob her ¾ regardless of celebrity, that has happened to me.”

Thinking Years Moments Waiting Levels Happened Minutes Car Sitting Police Prison Injustice Determine Our Future Officers Your Future Purses Police Officer Elevators

Author:Denzel Washington

“The point of page one is to make people turn to page two and if at the end of the book people think that the book was good value for money, you have achieved something, because if you haven't achieved those things you're not going to achieve the other thing.”

People Ifs Thinking Two Book Ends Values Turns Achieve Havens Pages Good Values

Author:Terry Pratchett

“I usually am accused of having a crystal ball into which I can gaze and look into the future.”

Looks I Can Balls Accused Crystals Crystal Ball

Author:Gerald Seymour

“It's very rare that I ever go and research a particular subject. Mostly I do serendipitous research, I read stuff, things spinning out of the page.”

Stuff Subjects Particular Pages Research Spinning

Author:Terry Pratchett

“Americans love to talk about the Constitution and how it protects the rights of every citizen and promises freedom to every citizen, but it's also a country based on racism and they don't talk about that too much and every time there's a film which deals with it there's certain parts of the country that feel uncomfortable.”

Feels Country Film Certain Deals Too Much Rights Citizens Promise Protect Racism Constitution Uncomfortable

Author:Denzel Washington

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

Author:Terry Pratchett

“When people say "How do you write a book, how does it all happen?" I say, you line things up, and you line them up as actually as you possibly can, but sooner or later the book has got momentum and it's moving along under that momentum. It's like a sculpture, if you're working with the grain of the wood, the wood will start defining what shape it's going to become.”

People Ifs Writing Doe Book Happens Moving Lines Shapes Woods Grain Sooner Or Later Sculpture Defining Momentum

Author:Terry Pratchett

“First of all you are a writer, a writer is what you are, so it doesn't actually stop the moment you leave your desk, your computer, your keyboard, whatever. Something is operating the back of your mind.”

Mind Firsts Moments Computer Desks Keyboards

Author:Terry Pratchett

“There are times when the best writing you can do is to go for a walk or drive, a long drive is ideal.”

Writing Long Can Do Walks Ideals Long Drive

Author:Terry Pratchett

“The best research you can do is to talk to people.”

People Can Do Research

Author:Terry Pratchett