"And Howondaland Smith, Balrog Hunter, practic'ly eats the dark for his tea."
Gaspode the wonder dog
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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Johnny had seen films of American shopping malls. They must have different sorts of people in America, he'd thought. They all looked cool, all the girls were beautiful, and the place wasn't crowded with little kamikaze grandmothers.
Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Dead
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"I meant," said Iplsore bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "CATS," he said eventually, "CATS ARE NICE."
Death is obviously not a dog person
Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
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It is the fate of all banisters worth sliding down that there is something nasty waiting at the far end.
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
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"These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there."
Life among the primitive Discworld tribes
Terry Pratchett, Eric
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"Dock-a-loodle-fod!"
Dyslexic roosters are a sad sight
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
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Experience has taught me that you feel better on a flight if you avoid chicken fat in plastic sauce.
The joys of travelling the world by plane
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett
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After the stampede the artist Three Solid Frogs got to his feet, retrieved his brush from his nostril, pulled his easel out of a tree, and tried to think placid thoughts.
Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
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"I mean are we talking Thicko City here or what?"
Gaspode the wonder dog
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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"That's right," he said. "We're philosophers. We think, therefore we am."
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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"... Percy the Pup here with a cold nose, bright eyes, glossy coat and the brains of a stunned herring."
Gaspode the wonder dog on 'Laddie'
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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Carrot was two metres tall but he'd been brought up as a dwarf, and then further up as a human.
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms
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Acabo de descubrir que esta instancia tiene a sir Terry como emoji, lo cual me confirma que este es mi lugar en el fediverso :pratchett:
"That statement is either so deep it would take a lifetime to fully comprehend every particle of its meaning, or it is a load of absolute tosh. Which is it, I wonder?"
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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"There must be a hundred silver dollars in here," moaned Boggis, waving a purse. "I mean, that's not my league. That's not my class. I can't handle that sort of money. You've got to be in the Guild of Lawyers or something to steal that much."
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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I mean, I wouldn't pay more than a couple of quid to see me, and *I'm* me.
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett
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He microwaved himself something called a Pour-On Genuine Creole Lasagne, which said it served four portions. It did if you were dwarfs.
Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind
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PEOPLE'S WHOLE LIVES *DO* PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED 'LIVING'.
Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
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We took pity on him because he'd lost both parents at an early age. I think that, on reflection, we should have wondered a bit more about that.
Lord Downey reflects on Mister Teatime
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from the excitement around the Watch House.
His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
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