"You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs anymore." said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons."

Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Bomb

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"All holy piety in public, and all peeled grapes and self-indulgence in private."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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He had the look of a lawn mower just after the grass had organised a workers' collective. There was a definite suggestion that, deep inside, he knew this was not really happening. It could not be happening because this sort of thing did not happen. Any contradictory evidence could be safely ignored.

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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She'd even given herself a middle initial - X - which stood for "someone who has a cool and exciting middle name".

Terry Pratchett, Maskerade

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RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@cassolotl/116320304355775755

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"Just because someone's a member of an ethnic minority doesn't mean they're not a nasty small-minded little jerk [...]"

Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

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By and large, the only skill the alchemists of Ankh-Morpork had discovered so far was the ability to turn gold into less gold.

Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

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Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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