Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett is an English fantasy author, most famous for his Discworld series. Refresh and try again. ‘It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen.”, “YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE", “He felt as if he had been shipwrecked on the Titanic, but in the nick of time had been rescued. The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head. I choose. YES. He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. ‘No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…’ – Reaper Man, 6. Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. It is in fact true. RIP Terry Pratchett: 11 of his most moving quotes about life and death Ellen Stewart Thursday 12 Mar 2015 4:30 pm Share this article via facebook Share this article via … Custom and user added quotes with pictures. “I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile? ‘So much universe, and so little time.’ – The Last Hero, 10. “It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever," he said. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?". Too much of it kills you.". "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you. said Ridcully.

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. ‘DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING,’ said Death. He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting All the Gods are bastards. ", 3. Why do we say 'white rabbits' on the first of the month? KILL? Here are just some of the other things Sir Terry wrote about Death, and death. ‘Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?’ – Going Postal, 4. tags: amusing, library, school, students, university. “human beings make life so interesting. ‘It is said that your life flashes before your eyes … Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. So let's just say that Ankh-Morpork is as full of life as an old cheese on a hot day, as loud as a curse in a cathedral, as bright as an oil slick, as colourful as a bruise and as full of activity, industry, bustle and sheer exuberant busyness as a dead dog on a termite mound.”, “When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.”, “It's beautiful," said Mort softly. Games Inbox: Are cross-gen PS5 games a bad idea? I turn up only once. do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. AFTER ALL, IT'D BE A BLOODY STUPID WORLD IF PEOPLE GOT KILLED WITHOUT DYING, WOULDN'T IT?”, “It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest creature in the universe. Reporting on what you care about. My life, my death, my choice. 1. ", “All right," said Susan. ‘This I choose to do. Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down. said Death, obviously offended. "Lords and Ladies" by Terry Pratchett, Harper, (p. 158), October 2008. “Night watch”, Doubleday UK, Terry Pratchett (1996).

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— Monstrous Regiment, 20. "What is it? We who think we are about to die will laugh at anything. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.”. You lie there entirely empty of thought, except for a growing suspicion that heading towards you, like a sockful of damp sand in a nocturnal alleyway, are all the recollections you'd really rather do without, and which amount to the fact that the only mitigating factor in your horrible future is the certainty that it will be quite short. Terry Pratchett from Apr 19, 2016, Terry Pratchett (2009). ‘Goodness is about what you do. ”, “History isn't like that.

“I? ', and 'Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. ", 9. It's been around a long time.”, “People don't alter history any more than birds alter the sky, they just make brief patterns in it.”. It's called living. ", 19 "The enemy isn't men, or women, it's bloody stupid people and no one has the right to be stupid." YOU THINK SO? “Reaper Man: (Discworld Novel 11)”, p.317, Random House, Terry Pratchett (2002). I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look. California residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.

People don't want to see what can't possibly exist.”, “Poets have tried to describe Ankh-Morpork. Darren Fletcher makes worrying Man Utd prediction as club dither in transfer window, CBeebies set to mark Black History Month with bedtime story about Windrush generation. History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. "It's useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one. As the world mourns the creator of Discworld, Terry Pratchett, we remember him by his most inspirational and poignant quotes. "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. Death, who appeared as a grim reaper-style figure with a scythe was an increasingly sympathetic character in the Discworld series. If I knew that I could die, I would live. REALLY? "It is contrary to all sense.". Death thought about it. "It is with immeasurable sadness that we announce that author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66," it reads. It's called living. ', '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. ", "Time is like a drug. “Moving Pictures: (Discworld Novel 10)”, p.311, Random House, Terry Pratchett (2009). In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. I see. Sir Terry Pratchett, the author of more than 70 best-selling novels, has died aged 66 after a well-documented battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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