terry pratchett
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“A lot hinges on the fact that, in most circumstances, people are not allowed to hit you with a mallet.” “Unseen Academicals” by Terry Pratchett Anyone reading the blog could probably gather that I’m a pretty big Terry Pratchett fan. I think he’s bloody brilliant, and I’m continually convinced that he’s only getting sharper and…
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“No one clapped. On the other hand, no one threw anything, either. By Drum standards, this was a hearty welcome.” “Soul Music” by Terry Pratchett What happens when you take Death’s teenage grand-daughter and add a little bit of Music with Rocks In? Pure hilarity, that’s what. Anyone who follows this blog knows that I’m…
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“‘Not really,’ said Victor. ‘Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job. I bet even people like Cohen the Barbarian get up in the morning thinking, “Oh, no, another day of crushing the jeweled thrones of the world beneath my sandalled feet.”‘” “Moving Pictures” by Terry Pratchett An unexpected…
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“There would be a price. And Granny knew enough about wizardry to be certain that it would be a high one. But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?” “Equal Rites” by Terry Pratchett Anyone who follows this blog or my 100 Books project will know that I’m…
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“It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest creature in the universe. In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen.” “Mort” by Terry Pratchett I warned you all that there would be a lot of Terry Pratchett on this list. Mort, Pratchett’s fourth Discworld novel, is…
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“Stories, great flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved. The weakest have died and the strongest have survived and they have grown fat on the retelling….stories, twisting and blowing through the darkness.” “Witches Abroad” by Terry Pratchett As I said…
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“‘Multiple exclamation marks,’ he went on, shaking his head, ‘are a sure sign of a diseased mind.’” “Faust Eric,” by Terry Pratchett This will be the first of many Pratchett books on this list, because not only do I adore this man’s work, but they’re always good, quick, supremely entertaining reads, as well. I was…
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I had fully intended to have another book finished for today, but, in the grand tradition of days I get off, I wind up not getting as much work as I intended done and doing something like marathoning Weeds off Netflix. So we do a writer quote today, and one from Terry Pratchett because starting…
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I don’t really have much to write about today (a statement that makes part of me want to rebel and cry: “There’s always a lot to write about!”), but my intention is to muse a little bit each day, and so if it’s just a short quip about nothing of substance, so be it. I’m…
L.S. Engler 