Blessings be on this house, Granny said, perfunctorily. It was always …

Terry Pratchett
1070 citations
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.
Humanity Thought
14

More Author Quotes

Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunning metaphorical arrows, beating hares in races... very handy. ✨ Small Gods. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.
They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into … ▶
This is Art holding a Mirror up to Life. That’s why everything is exactly the wrong way around. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Wyrd Sisters: (Discworld Novel 6), p.312, Random House
They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt w … ▶
The pen is mightier than the sword ... if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp. ✨ The Light Fantastic. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1986.

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.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes