Terry Pratchett Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Terry Pratchett quotes, Terry Pratchett sayings, and Terry Pratchett proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Terry Pratchett
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. Terry Pratchett
If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes. Terry Pratchett
Building a temple didn't mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture. Terry Pratchett
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett
The thief, as will become apparent, was a special type of thief. This thief was an artist of theft. Other thieves merely stole everything that was not nailed down, but this thief stole the nails as well. Terry Pratchett
Demons were like genies or philosophy professors if you didn't word things exactly right, they delighted in giving you absolutely accurate and completely misleading answers. Terry Pratchett
The reaper does not listen to the harvest. Terry Pratchett
Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off. Terry Pratchett
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. Terry Pratchett
The Librarian liked being best man. You were allowed to kiss bridesmaids, and they weren't allowed to run away. Terry Pratchett
To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. Terry Pratchett
Rings try to find their way back to their owner. Someone ought to write a book about it. Terry Pratchett
Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten. Terry Pratchett
Coffee is a way of stealing time which should by rights belong to your older self. Terry Pratchett
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it. Terry Pratchett
Everywhere's been where it is ever since it was first put there. It's called geography. Terry Pratchett
Plans can break down. You cannot plan the future. Only presumptuous fools plan. The wise man steers. Terry Pratchett
In life, as in breakfast cereal, it is always best to read the instructions on the box. Terry Pratchett
Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken? Terry Pratchett
The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp. Terry Pratchett
Even the blind and meek and voiceless have gods. Terry Pratchett
Escapism isn't good or bad in itself. What is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to.  Terry Pratchett
Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted advisor. Terry Pratchett
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett
Let grammar, punctuation, and spelling into your life! Even the most energetic and wonderful mess has to be turned into sentences. Terry Pratchett
The truth isn't easily pinned to a page. In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap and much more difficult to find. Terry Pratchett
Its useful to go out of this world and see it from the perspective of another one. Terry Pratchett
Never trust a species that grins all the time. It’s up to something. Terry Pratchett
Last night there seemed to be a chance. Anything was possible last night. That was the trouble with last nights. They were always followed by this mornings. Terry Pratchett