Pink or blue? Green or grey? German or French (or possibly Italian)? Truck or mini? Ford or Fiat?
I don’t mind. Next question: What flavour? Apparently, there are 39 flavours of ice cream. But how when there is only vanilla, strawberry and chocolate? I suppose there could be 39 flavours of ice cream if you mixed them up. Vanilla and chocolate. Strawberry and chocolate. Strawberry and vanilla. …” (with apologies to Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett).
“Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide.”
Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett: Good Omens
“They told me this green stuff was as good as nitrous oxide. I can’t feel it.”
“Don’t eat it, bruh! You needs to ssssmoke it!”
Wednesday Quotes: First Impression
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He haunts my bookshelves. If you know Pratchett, you know.
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“Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?”― Terry Pratchett, Thud! Hiding the complicated way and hiding the simple way. “Horses, Death felt, shouldn’t grin. Any horse that was grinning was planning something.”― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather Trying hard to hide the … Continue reading The Best Laid Plans
What better day to celebrate the traditions of the winter solstice and the New Year by sharing a few Terry Pratchett quotes. “Why don’t we just mix up absolutely everything and see what happens?” he said.And Ridcully responded with the traditional response.“It’s got to be … Continue reading Happy Hogswatch!
to be harvested? (not the soylent green way, though) “LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?”Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man (For those who don’t know – DEATH on the Discworld always speaks in capital letters to convey the … Continue reading Are You Prepared
“You can’t not help people just because they’re stupid or forgetful or unpleasant… If I don’t help them, who will?”
Terry Pratchett, A Hatful of Sky
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Marsha is passing the baton. Change is the only constant.Heraclitus So – sorry or no (and I am sorry to see Marsha leave WQ) Heraklitus adage still applies. The baton is a large one, make no mistake. Is this baton large enough? Long enough for … Continue reading Passing the Sausage
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”
Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
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The above is a quote by Havelock Vetinary, the Patrician of Ankh Morpork, the major city of the discworld. It’s his endorsement of the Almanack And Booke Of Dayes, a book popular in outhouses throughout the Ramtops (the central mountain range of the disc, a … Continue reading Where Would We Be Without It?
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