Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBEwas an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971; after the first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, he wrote two books a year on average. His 2011 Discworld novel Snuff was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 April 1948
CityBeaconsfield, England
His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.
If you put butter and salt on it, it tastes like salty butter.
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.
Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
What're quantum mechanics?" "I don't know. People who repair quantums, I suppose.
Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous.
Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.
And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.
He says gods like to see an atheist around. Gives them something to aim at.
Most gods find it hard to walk and think at the same time.