Often I sort of work up and down the manuscript. I sometimes used to go ahead of myself to see what was going to happen next, to make certain it fits what was going to be happening soon. Terry Pratchett aheadfithappen Change image and share on social
There can be no better grounding for a lifetime as an author than to see humanity in all its various guises through the lens of the reporter for the town. Terry Pratchett authorgroundguise Change image and share on social
I particularly admire are Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome who wrote in a certain tone of voice which was humane and understanding of humanity, but always ready to annotate its little foibles. I think I'd lay my cards down on that, and say that it's that that I'm trying to do. Terry Pratchett admireannotatecard share on social
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong. Terry Pratchett bicycleexercisefantasy Change image and share on social
This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic. Terry Pratchett fastlanelife Change image and share on social
It seems sensible to me that we should look to the medical profession, that over the centuries has helped us to live longer and healthier lives, to help us die peacefully among our loved ones in our own home without a long stay in God's waiting room. Terry Pratchett centurydiegod share on social
I don't think about the end game. I've got lots to occupy my mind. It's the rage that keeps me going. Terry Pratchett endgamehave Change image and share on social
Mind you, the Elizabethans had so many words for the female genitals that it is quite hard to speak a sentence of modern English without inadvertently mentioning at least three of them. Terry Pratchett elizabethanenglishfemale Change image and share on social
I'm not really good at fun-to-know, human interest stuff. We're not 'celebrities', whose life itself is a performance. Good or bad or ugly, we are our words. They're what people meet. Terry Pratchett badcelebrityfun Change image and share on social
