Terry Pratchett Quotes About House

Quotes about: House

• I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire," said Miss Tick. "There may be no survivors.

  Terry Pratchett

  Fire, Missing, House

• It was all very well going on about pure logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of numbers, but the plain fact of the matter was that the Disc was manifestly traversing space on the back of a giant turtle and the gods had a habit of going round to atheists' houses and smashing their windows.

  Terry Pratchett

  Atheist, Turtles, Numbers

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1)”, p.103, Random House

• Blessings be on this house," Granny said, perfunctorily. It was always a good opening remark for a witch. It concentrated people's minds on what other things might be on this house.

  Terry Pratchett

  Blessing, People, House

• Walter Plinge said: "You know she asked me a very silly question Mrs Ogg! It was a silly question any fool knows the answer!" "Oh, yes," said Nanny. "About houses on fire, I expect..." "Yes! What would I take out of our house if it was on fire!" "I expect you were a good boy and said you'd take your mum," said Nanny. "No! My mum would take herself!" "What would you take out then, Walter?" Nanny said. "The fire!

  Terry Pratchett

  Silly, Boys, Fire

• The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from the excitement around the Watch House. His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.

  Terry Pratchett

  Cat, House, Watches

  Terry Pratchett (2002). “Night watch”, Doubleday UK

• You can't make people happy by law. If you said to a bunch of average people two hundred years ago "Would you be happy in a world where medical care is widely available, houses are clean, the world's music and sights and foods can be brought into your home at small cost, traveling even 100 miles is easy, childbirth is generally not fatal to mother or child, you don't have to die of dental abscesses and you don't have to do what the squire tells you" they'd think you were talking about the New Jerusalem and say "yes."

  Terry Pratchett

  Mother, Children, Home

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possible go wrong and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent.

  Terry Pratchett

  Eight, Years, House

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