I intend, before the endgame looms, to die sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in my hand and Thomas Tallis on the iPod. Oh, and since this is England, I had better add, 'If wet, in the library.' Who could say that this is bad? Terry Pratchett addbadbrandy share on social
No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes. Terry Pratchett analyseauthorhead Change image and share on social
Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. Terry Pratchett exclamationinsanemark Change image and share on social
The 'New Testament', now, I quite liked. Jesus had a lot of good things to say, and as for his father, he must have been highly thought of by the community to work with wood - a material that couldn't have been widely available in Palestine. Terry Pratchett communityfathergood share on social
Fantasy is uni-age. You can start it in the creche, and it follows you to death. Terry Pratchett agecrechedeath Change image and share on social
You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look. Terry Pratchett giveinfidelmeaningful Change image and share on social
The harder I work, the luckier I become. Terry Pratchett hardluckywork Change image and share on social
I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more than 30 books in the Discworld series, it is the four that were written for children which have won the awards. I've never been quite certain why this is. Terry Pratchett awardbookchild share on social
One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just infested with lots of stuff. Terry Pratchett commoninfestlot Change image and share on social
Christ managed to boil down an awful lot of commandments to a few very simple rules for living. It's when you go backwards through the 'begats' and the Garden of Eden, and you start thinking, 'Hang on, that's a big punishment for eating one lousy apple... There's a human-rights issue.' Terry Pratchett appleawfulbackwards share on social