Terry Pratchett: Frasi in inglese

Terry Pratchett era scrittore e glottoteta britannico. Frasi in inglese.
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“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.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Witches Abroad

Origine: Witches Abroad

“What's a philosopher?' said Brutha.
Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Tartarughe divine

Origine: Small Gods

“The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Wyrd Sisters

Origine: Wyrd Sisters

“Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them”

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Terry Pratchett libro Hogfather

Origine: Hogfather

“Cats will amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes up with a tin opener that can be operated with a paw.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Men at Arms

Origine: Men at Arms

“She walked quickly through the darkness with the frank stride of someone who was at least certain that the forest, on this damp and windy night, contained strange and terrible things and she was it.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Wyrd Sisters

Origine: Wyrd Sisters

“Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.”

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Origine: The Color of Magic

“The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort.”

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Terry Pratchett libro The Light Fantastic

Origine: The Light Fantastic

“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do.
And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find
herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Hogfather

Origine: Hogfather

“YOU FEAR TO DIE?
"It's not that I don't want… I mean, I've always… it's just that life is a habit that's hard to break…”

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Terry Pratchett libro Il tristo mietitore

Origine: Reaper Man

“They didn't know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. Sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. And sometimes you laugh because you're alive, when you really shouldn't be.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Nation

Origine: Nation

“Grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.”

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Terry Pratchett libro The Light Fantastic

Origine: The Light Fantastic

“The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.”

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Terry Pratchett libro The Wee Free Men

Origine: The Wee Free Men

“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Thief of Time

Origine: Thief of Time

“I'm not the world's greatest expert, but I would have thought that the wizards, witches, trolls, unicorns,… broomsticks and spells would have given her a clue?' - when J. K. Rowling insisted she wasn't writing fantasy.”

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“A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.”

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Terry Pratchett libro The Fifth Elephant

Origine: The Fifth Elephant