That seems to point up a significant difference between Europeans and Americans. A European says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with me?" An American says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?
Terry PratchettTag: terry-pratchett
We (people) only remembered that elves sang. But we forgot what they sang about.
Terry PratchettTag: humor parody elves lords-and-ladies terry-pratchett
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Who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men? A copper, that's who. (...)You saw how close men lived to the beast. You realized that people like Carcer were not mad. They were incredibily sane. They were simply men without a shield. They'd looked at the world and realized that all the rules didn't have to apply to them, not if they didn't want them to. They weren't fooled by all the little stories. They shook hands with the beast.
Terry PratchettTag: inspirational good-and-evil life-philosophy terry-pratchett night-watch
That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart.
Terry PratchettTag: inspirational fiction marketing terry-pratchett going-postal disc-world tp
Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”
“Sir?”
“It seems that you have managed to retain this even though you are authority.”
“Sir?”
“That’s practically zen.
Tag: zen discworld terry-pratchett samuel-vimes sam-vimes feet-of-clay prachett
You think wars get started because some duke gets shot, or someone cuts off one’s ear, or someone’s sited their missiles in the wrong place. It’s not like that. That’s just well, just reasons, which haven’t got anything to do with it. What really causes wars is two sides that can’t stand the sight of one another and the pressure builds up and up and then anything will cause it. Anything at all.
Terry PratchettTag: neil-gaiman terry-pratchett good-omens
You don’t have to test everything to destruction just to see if you make it right.
Terry PratchettTag: neil-gaiman terry-pratchett good-omens
Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.
Harry DresdenTag: terry-pratchett dresden-files jim-butcher cold-days
I know it's not thematically in tune with my new job and all, but I find it effective. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day," I say. "But set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. Tao of Pratchett. I live by it.
Jim ButcherTag: harry-dresden terry-pratchett cold-days
It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.
Terry PratchettTag: humor children terry-pratchett hogfather
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