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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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Discworld's Death letting Granny Weatherwax win in a card game over a child's life
I once read that in one of the Discworld novels, Granny Weatherwax is playing cards against Death over the life of a small child, and Death deliberately let her win. If I recall correctly she says: &...
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Terry Pratchett book quote where a character talks about being good to people because they hate people
I've been looking for this quote for ages.
This is a Terry Pratchett book
a character (maybe Granny Weatherwax?) talks about not liking / outright disliking people in general
and this dislike is ...
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Terry Pratchett book with a lawyer dragon and sheep
I was talking to someone today who mentioned starting a Terry Pratchett book a few years before.
They said that it was about a dragon who was a lawyer and involved sheep. They think that it is ...
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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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Which Discworld book has the Chief of Police engaging in a war?
The Chief of Police becomes the head of the army. He crosses a sea to do "battle", but when he gets there they all call the war off. Which book is that?
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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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