Terry Pratchett: Frasi in inglese (pagina 31)

“the IQ of a mob is the IQ of its most stupid member divided by the number of mobsters”

“The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed.”

“Money makes people rich; it is a fallacy to think it makes them better, or even that it makes them worse. People are what they do, and what they leave behind.”

“Go anywhere you wish, talk to everyone. Ask any questions; you will be given answers. When you want to learn, you will be taught. Use the library. Open any book.”

“It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive; you could get death for free.”

“For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.”

“When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.”

“You can't second-guess ineffability, I always say.”

“That's Third Thoughts for you. When a huge rock is going to land on your head, they're the thoughts that think: Is that an igneous rock, such as granite, or is it sandstone?”

“I'VE NEVER BEEN VERY SURE ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT, said Bill Door. I AM NOT SURE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS RIGHT. OR WRONG. JUST PLACES TO STAND.”

“When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.”

“Ordinary fortune-tellers tell you what you want to happen; witches tell you what’s going to happen whether you want it to or not. Strangely enough, witches tend to be more accurate but less popular.”

“We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.”

“Tell someone you are going to rob them and all that will happen is that you'll get a reputation as a truthful man.”

“Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong… But it might.”

“I'm not a lady, I'm a witch.”

“But I think you have a right to know what it is you’re not being told.”

“I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”

“Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.”