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People who are rather more than six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders often have uneventful journeys. People jump out at them from behind rocks then say things like, "Oh. Sorry. I thought you were someone else."

Carrot travels to Ankh-Morpork
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

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There are *no* inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was
"but we've always done it this way." A million dead people can't have been wrong, can they?

Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

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"Take it from me, whenever you see a bunch of buggers puttering around talking about truth and beauty and the best way of attacking Ethics, you can bet your sandals it's all because dozens of other poor buggers are doing all the real work around the place."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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Guilt was the grease in which the wheels of the authority turned.

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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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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This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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The world is made up of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This is a fact well known even to Corporal Nobbs. It's also wrong. There's a fifth element, and generally it's called Surprise.

Terry Pratchett, The Truth

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"Seems I can't get me 'ead down these days without rescuin' people or foilin' robbers or sunnink."

It's a wonder dog's life
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

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31. Ronda de noche (Terry Pratchett). La saga de La Guardia es para muchos, entre quienes me incluyo, lo mejor del Mundodisco. Y si encima en una de sus entregas te encuentras viajes en el tiempo, reflexiones sobre nuestro lugar en el mundo al hacernos mayores y al Pratchett más político está claro que esa novela va directa a tu lista particular de lo mejor del Mundodisco. Maravillosa, genial y con ese poso de tristeza que siempre sobrevuela las obras de genios que se nos fueron demasiado pronto dejando muchas historias sin contar.

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Hoy es una de las principales festividades de mi calendario personal. Feliz aniversario de la Gloriosa Revolución a todes.

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- "We've got a lot of experience of not having any experience"
- "But the point is... the point is... the point is we've not been experienced for a lot longer than you."

Stop being so negative
Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

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I do note with interest that old women in my books become young women on the covers... this is discrimination against the chronologically gifted.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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- "What shall I do?"
- "Well, if you see anything crawl out of the sea and try to breathe, you could try telling it not to bother."

Rincewind and Eric at the Beginning of Time
Terry Pratchett, Eric

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