Terry Pratchett Quotes About Philosophy

Quotes about: Philosophy

• Nanny's philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Philosophical, Ideas

  "Maskerade". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1995.

• The trouble was that he was talking in philosophy but they were listening in gibberish.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Talking, Listening

  "Small Gods". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

• I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Elderly, Cost

• No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Thinking, Mind

  "Terry Pratchett: 'I'm open to joy. But I'm also more cynical'" by Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2010.

• 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

  Philosophy, Giving, Answers

  "Wyrd Sisters". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1989.

• It was Sci-Fi and fantasy that got me reading, and Sci-Fi writers in particular have pack rat minds. They introduce all sorts of interesting themes and ideas into their books, and so for me it was a short leap to go from the fantasy and Sci-Fi genres to folklore, mythology, ancient history and philosophy. I did not read philosophy because I set out to become a philosopher; I read it because it looked interesting.

  Terry Pratchett

  Philosophy, Book, Reading

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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