Quotes by Terry Pratchett

• Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
• In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
• In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
• He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting "All the Gods are bastards."
• Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.
• Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.
• It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing.
• Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree.
• Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
• Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
• The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
• You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look.
• Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.
• It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
• The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.
• The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
• The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it.
• Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.
• Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.
• Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.
• Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.
• Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
• They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
• Embrace the chaos within you, for out of the mess comes the most beautiful creations.
• Dare to be different, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
• Embrace the mess, for within chaos lies the seed of creativity.
• Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?
• I learned long ago that there is no point in arguing with people who have crap coming out of their mouths.
• Life is like a grapefruit: it's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it too.
• Success isn't just about what you accomplish, but how much shoe leather you wear out getting there.
• You miss 100% of the naps you don't take.
• Adventure may be a risk that puts you out of your comfort zone, but wouldn’t it be silly to wrestle hopeless climbers just for an encore?