“Tiffany was on the whole quite a truthful person, but it seemed to her that there were times when things didn’t divide easily into ‘true’ and ‘false’, but instead could be ‘things that people needed to know at the moment’ and ‘things that they didn’t need to know at the moment’.” TruthHonestyPratchettTiffany Aching Book:The Wee Free Men Source: The Wee Free Men
“To Tiffany's surprise, Nanny Ogg was weeping gently. Nanny took another swig from her flagon and wiped her eyes. 'Cryin' helps sometimes,' she said. 'No shame in tears for them as you've loved. Sometimes I remember one of my husbands and shed a tear or two. The memories're there to be treasured, and it's no good to get morbid-like about it.” DeathDyingDeath Of A Loved OneGranny WeatherwaxNanny OggTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett
“Tiffany şok olmuştu. “Nasıl bu kadar zalim olabilirsin?” “İnsanlar, eşyaları havada oynattığını gördüğünde ona saygı duyacaklar. Ve saygı, bir cadının besini ve suyudur. Saygı olmadan hiçbir şeysin. Bizim Bayan Düzgün pek fazla saygı görmüyordu.” Bu doğruydu. İnsanlar Bayan Düzgün’e saygı duymuyordu. Üzerinde düşünmeden ondan hoşlanıyorlardı, o kadar. Bayan Havamumu haklıydı ama Tiffany haklı olmamasını diliyordu. “Bayan Kene ve sen, beni neden ona gönderdiniz o zaman?” dedi. “Çünkü Bayan Düzgün insanlardan hoşlanıyor,” dedi cadı, uzun adımlarla Tiffany’nin önünden yürürken. “Onları önemsiyor. Hatta aptal, kötü ve salyalar akıtan insanları, bebekleri ishal olmuş akılsız anneleri, beceriksiz ve aptalları, ona bir tür hizmetkar gibi davranan aptalları. İşte buna büyü derim ben; bütün bunları görmek, bütün bunlarla uğraşmak ama yine de devam etmek; ölmek üzere olan zavallı yaşlı bir adamın başında bütün gece oturmak, acılarını becerebildiğince gidermek, dehşetlerini yatıştırmak, onları güvenle yollarına göndermek... Onları temizlemek, yatırmak, cenaze için üstlerine çekidüzen vermek, yaslı dulun yatak örtülerini yıkamasına yardım etmek -ki bunun korkak yüreklilere uygun bir iş olmadığını söyleyebilirim sana- ve bir sonraki gece de uyumayıp cenazeden önce tabuta göz kulak olmak ve sonra eve gitmek; beş dakika oturduktan sonra, ilk çocuğunun doğumu sırasında karısı güçlük çektiği ve ebe aklını yitirmek üzere olduğu için öfkelenmiş bir adamın bağıra çağıra gelip kapıyı yumruklaması, kalkıp çantanı almak ve yine dışarı çıkmak... Bunları her birimiz kendi yöntemimizle yaparız ve açıkçası, o benden daha iyi yapıyor. Cadılığın kökü, yüreği, ruhu ve özü budur. Ruhu ve özü!” Bayan Havamumu yumruğunu avucuna vurdu ve sözcükler ağzından kurşun gibi çıktı. “Ruhu... ve... özü!” DiscworldMerhametAptallıkTiffany AchingWeatherwaxCadılar Book:A Hat Full of Sky Source: A Hat Full of Sky
“When Geoffrey was away, the goat often took himself off. He had soon got the goats at Granny’s cottage doing his bidding, and Nanny Ogg said once that she had seen what she called ‘that devil goat’ sitting in the middle of a circle of feral goats up in the hills. She named him ‘The Mince of Darkness’ because of his small and twinkling hooves, and added, ‘Not that I don’t like him, stinky as he is. I’ve always been one for the horns, as you might say. Goats is clever. Sheep ain’t. No offence, my dear.” HumorFantasyDevilDanceSillySatanSheepFarmingGoatsLuciferSmellyTerry PratchettGoatNanny OggTiffany AchingPrince Of DarknessGeoffreyMince Of Darkness Book:The Shepherd's Crown Source: The Shepherd's Crown
“Tiffany has been apprenticing as a witch by visiting people in need with her mentor. After meeting with one particularly sad case, she tells her mentor, "It shouldn't be like this." Her mentor replies, "There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.” PeopleWayNeedsShouldHas BeensHappensCasesMeetingsWitchMentorVisitingTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett
“I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.” PeopleShouldWantedPainFireShould HaveTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett
“At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerous and powerful. And we feel it even if we don't know what it is. These times are not necessarily good, and not necessarily bad. In fact, what they are depends on what *we* are.” IfsKnowsFeelsLittlesFactsUniversePowerfulDangerousStrangeDependsBeginnings And EndingsStrange TimesTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett
“Tiffany knew what the problem was immediately. She'd seen it before, at birthday parties. Her brother was suffering from tragic sweet deprivation. Yes, he was surrounded by sweets. But the moment he took any sweet at all, said his sugar-addled brain, that meant he was not taking all the rest. And there were so many sweets he'd never be able to eat them all. It was too much to cope with. The only solution was to burst into tears.” SaidMomentsProblemAbleSufferingPartyBrainToo MuchTearsSweetBrotherSolutionsTragicSugarDeprivationBirthday PartyTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett
“And what do you really do? asked Tiffany. The thin witch hesitatied for a moment, and then: We look to ... the edges, said Mistress Weatherwax. There's a lot of edges, more than people know. Between life and death, this world and the next, night and day, right and wrong ... an' they need watchin'. We watch 'em, we guard the sum of things. And we never ask for any reward. That's important.” PeopleKnowsWorldNeedsLooksSaidImportantMomentsNightNextAsksWatchesThis WorldRewardsEdgesLife And DeathEmsWitchMistressBetween Life And DeathTiffany Aching Author:Terry Pratchett