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92d6b3c The worst part, the part, was that Lord de Worde was never wrong. It was not a position he understood in relation to his personal geography. People who took an opposing view were insane, or dangerous, or possibly even not really people. You couldn't have an argument with Lord de Worde. Not a proper argument. An argument, from , meant to debate and discuss and persuade by reason. What you could have with William's father was a flaming row.. politics discussion argument Terry Pratchett
f17f214 Sometimes scientists change their minds. New developments cause a rethink. If this bothers you, consider how much damage is being done to the world by people for whom new developments do not cause a rethink. Terry Pratchett
37efe95 We were born vampires." "I thought you became -" "-- vampires by being bitten? Dear me, no. Oh, we can turn people into vampires, it's an easy technique, but what would be the point? When you eat... now what is it you eat? Oh yes, chocolate... you don't want to turn it into another Agnes Nitt, do you? Less chocolate to go around." He sighed. "Oh dear, superstition, superstition everywhere we turn." Terry Pratchett
935dd76 He's a bit set in his ways." "Congealed, I should think." Terry Pratchett
7c1304a One of the things that makes folks even more jolly is knowing there're people who ain't. Terry Pratchett
10b8dbd Gentlemen, please," said the Patrician. He shook his head. "Let's have no fighting, please. This is, after all, a council of war." Terry Pratchett
cab40e7 Lu-Tze had long considered that everything happens for a reason, except possibly football. Terry Pratchett
478b65c Dullness. Only humans could have invented it. What imaginations they had. imagination Terry Pratchett
ea39643 Not long ago I was invited to a librarians' event by a lady who cheerfully told me, "We like to think of ourselves as 'information providers.'" I was appalled by this want of ambition; I made my excuses and didn't go. After all, if you have a choice, why not call yourselves "Shining Acolytes of the Sacred Flame of Literacy in a Dark and Encroaching Universe"? I admit this is hard to put on a button, so why not abbreviate it to "librarians"?.. Terry Pratchett
1a33c59 Dwarfs are very attached to gold. Any highwayman demanding 'Your money or your life' had better bring a folding chair and packed lunch and a book to read while the debate goes on. Terry Pratchett
2c10421 It was, he felt, a persistent flaw in his wife's otherwise practical and sensible character that she believed, against all evidence, that he was a man of many talents. He he had hidden depths. There was nothing in them that he'd like to see float to the surface. They contained things that should be left to lie. the-beast sam-vimes Terry Pratchett
78ad1a1 Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You. Kill or Be Killed. Either Shit or Get Out of the Kitchen. Survival of the Fittest. Make My Day. Terry Pratchett
7d3d3ff What will you do?" said Susan. "Lie," said Lu-Tze happily. "It's amazing how often that works." Terry Pratchett
e6eda0a They sometimes forgot what happened if you let a pawn get all the way up the board. Terry Pratchett
2c892f8 That was how it worked. No magic at all. But that time it had been magic. And it didn't stop being magic just because you found out how it was done. Terry Pratchett
c543160 He wanted to say: how could you be so nice and yet so dumb? The best thing you could do with the peasents was to leave them alone. Let them get on with it. When people who can read and write start fighting for those who can't, you just end up with another kind of stupidity. If you want to help them, build a big library or something somewhere and leave the door open. library reading writing ricewind Terry Pratchett
f3f50c0 Mort remembered the woodcut in his grandmother's almanack, between the page on planting times and the phases of the moon section, showing Dethe thee Great Levyller Comes To Alle Menne. He'd stared at it hundreds of times when learning his letters. It wouldn't have been half so impressive if it had been generally known that the flame-breathing horse the specter rode was called Binky. Terry Pratchett
b5743b0 Newt had always suspected that people who regularly used the word "community" were using it in a very specific sense that excluded him and everyone he knew." Terry Pratchett
a51fd8e In a well-organized world he might have landed on a fire escape, but the fire escapes were unknown in Ankh-Morpork and the flames generally had to leave via the roof. humor Terry Pratchett
1d380b5 Life could be horrible in the wrong trouser of time. time humor parallel-universe Terry Pratchett
d9a2d34 There were actual people in the world whose idea of heaven would be a chocolate cat. Terry Pratchett
e8d4839 Listen, happy endings is fine if they turn out happy," said Granny, glaring at the sky. "But you can't make 'em for other people. Like the only way you could make a happy marriage is by cuttin' their heads off as soon as they say 'I do', yes? You can't make happiness..." Granny Weatherwax stared at the distant city. "All you can do," she said, "is make an ending." Terry Pratchett
a4d9a76 So, instead, I give tips on how to be a professional boxer. A good diet is essential, of course, as is a daily regime of exercise. Pay attention to your footwork, it will often get you into trouble. Go down to the gym every day - every day of your life that finds you waking up capable of standing. Take every opportunity to watch a good professional fight. In fact watch as many bouts as you can, because you can even learn something from the .. Terry Pratchett
2f509e5 Theres no stink more sorrorful than the stink of wet, burnt paper. It means: the end. Terry Pratchett
14261c6 No one knew where you were before you were born, but when you were born, it wasn't long before you found you'd arrived with your return ticket already punched. Terry Pratchett
bcf2303 What's magic, eh? Just wavin' a stick an' sayin' a few wee magical words. An' what's so clever aboot that, eh? But lookin' at things, really lookin' at 'em, and then workin' 'em oout, now, that's a real skill. Terry Pratchett
fbe0eb9 Everybody present laughed nervously, except Lord Vetinari, who just laughed. Terry Pratchett
5060585 Mistress Weatherwax is the head witch, then, is she?' 'Oh no!' said Miss Level, looking shocked. 'Witches are all equal. We don't have things like head witches. That's quite against the spirit of witchcraft.' 'Oh, I see,' said Tiffany. 'Besides,' Miss Level added, 'Mistress Weatherwax would never allow that sort of thing. Terry Pratchett
1cc3b03 I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture. Juliet Marillier
f461883 You bound him to you with your courage and your tales. You hold him to you now. You captured a wild creature when you had no place you could keep him. storytelling Juliet Marillier
b0b106a This is a--a proposal of marriage?" he asked me, and there was the very smallest trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth, something I had never seen before. "I suppose so," I said, blushing again. "And, as you see, I'm doing it properly, on my knees." "This would, however, be a partnership of equals you're offering, I imagine?" "Undoubtedly." (448-49)" Juliet Marillier
3a9e891 You are the blood in my veins, and the beating of my heart. You are my first waking thought, and my last sigh before sleeping. You are - you are bone of my bone, and breath of my breath. Juliet Marillier
9282e42 Death is final. The felling of trees is final. What we ask of you is simply the recognition of change, Jena. Yours is a world of constant change. You must learn to change, too. You spend a great deal of time worrying about others: trying to put their lives right, trying to shape your world as you believe it should be. You must learn to trust your instincts, or you are doomed to spend your life blinded by duty while beside you a wondrous tre.. Juliet Marillier
5818286 There is no place here for softness. Let folk in too close and you offer them up as weapons for your own destruction. Juliet Marillier
0360f73 The worst of depression lies in a present moment that cannot escape the past it idealizes or deplores. Andrew Solomon
a36d2ad not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one that put it there. Mercedes Lackey
dd448c8 Teach what you know, regardless of when you have learned it -- teach what you learned yesterday sagely, as if you have known it all your life, and teach what you have known for decades with enthusiasm, as if you learned it only yesterday. teaching Mercedes Lackey
31eb684 Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable. Mercedes Lackey
6986bdd I guess no matter what your family is like, you're not surprised. Audrey Niffenegger
f754773 I don't want to boss anyone and I don't want to be bossed. Audrey Niffenegger
ce82c2d In the dim light of the computer screen he seemed otherworldly; Julia thought him beautiful, though she knew it was the beauty of damage. Audrey Niffenegger
ef122bb Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. the-time-traveler-s-wife Audrey Niffenegger
14513c9 Sometimes I am glad when Henry's gone, but I am always glad when he come's back love Audrey Niffenegger
a127599 I think experienced makes me sound like an aging hooker. Susan Mallery