The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Give a man a fire and he’s warm for a day, but set fire to him and he’s warm for the rest of his life.
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.
Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.
Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.
If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.
Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
And what would humans be without love? RARE, said Death.
If you trust in yourself... and believe in your dreams... and follow your star... you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.
Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?
Everything starts somewhere, though many physicists disagree. But people have always been dimly aware of the problem with the start of things. They wonder how the snowplough driver gets to work, or how the makers of dictionaries look up the spelling of words.
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.
When in doubt, choose to live.
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
My name is immaterial,? she said. That’s a pretty name,? said Rincewind.
What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?? said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,? recited Detritus, saluting.