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Looking for a Discworld quote involving Rincewind running away and not looking behind
Rincewind is running away (obviously) and the quote goes along these lines:
A less experienced coward might take a moment to look over their shoulder, but Rincewind knew better. Nothing he saw could ...
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Quote from Discworld about Ankh-Morpork tolerance and greed
In one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, he writes something along these lines:
The residents of Ankh-Morpork are willing to welcome everyone. No matter what sex, what species, and what race: ...
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Faith cannot move mountains but can create someone who can (Discworld)
In one of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett he wrote something along the lines of:
Faith cannot move mountains but can create someone who can
I think it is from "Reaper Man" but I ...
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What does this quote in Small Gods refer to?
In Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, the following quote appears:
It was something he shared with tortoises. Watch any tortoise walking,
and periodically it will stop while it files away the ...
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Who said "One person, one vote. I just happened to be the person voting"?
This quote is probably misquoted, but I remember this as a Blake's 7 quote from Servalan. However, I have also read elsewhere a similar quote from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
Is there a quote like ...
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Pratchett Quote about Research and Development
I'm looking for a quote by Terry Pratchett. I'm pretty sure that the patrician was speaking about Leonard of Quirm and giving funds to Research and Development.
It was something along the lines of:
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Looking for a Discworld book a quote is from (and the full quote)
I've been thinking about a quote from one of the Discworld books which went something like (from memory and not in the tone of Terry):
The thing about insurmountable mountains is that they are ...
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Discworld quote about students getting in the way
There's a famous quote by one of the staff of Unseen University, where they say something along the lines of the university being a great place if it wasn't for all the bloody students. Does anyone ...
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