Terry Pratchett: Frases en inglés

Terry Pratchett era escritor británico de fantasía y ciencia ficción. Frases en inglés.
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“People whose wishes get granted often don't turn out to be very nice people.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Witches Abroad

Fuente: Witches Abroad

“They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt was that you died in the attempt.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Rechicero

Fuente: Sourcery

“Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Night Watch

Fuente: Night Watch

“Dedication: My thanks to the people who showed me that opera was stranger than I could imagine. I can best repay their kindness by not mentioning their names here.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Mascarada

Fuente: Maskerade

“I think it's IMPOSSIBLE for anyone famous to come from here, because everyone around here is insane.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Johnny and the Dead

Fuente: Johnny and the Dead

“This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Carpe Jugulum

Fuente: Carpe Jugulum

“NAUGHTY AND NICE? said Death. BUT IT'S EASY TO BE NICE IF YOU'RE RICH. IS THIS FAIR?
Albert wanted to argue. He wanted to say, Really? In that case, how come so many of the rich buggers is bastards? And being poor don't mean being naughty, neither.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Hogfather

Fuente: Hogfather

“His mind worked fast, flying in emergency supplies of common sense, as human minds do, to construct a huge anchor in sanity and prove that what happened hadn't really happened and, if it had happened, hadn't happened much.”

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Terry Pratchett Thud!

Fuente: Thud!

“Now," snapped the Dean, "we've searchedfor a decent library on this island. There simply isn't one! It's ridiculous. How is anyone supposed to get anything done?”

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Terry Pratchett libro El país del fin del mundo

Fuente: The Last Continent

“The universe, they say, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty, and bloody-mindedness.”

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Terry Pratchett libro La luz fantástica

Fuente: The Light Fantastic

“Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.”

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Terry Pratchett libro El país del fin del mundo

Fuente: The Last Continent

“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”

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Terry Pratchett libro La corona de hielo

Fuente: Wintersmith

“So much paperwork to read! So much paperwork to push away! So much paperwork to pretend he hadn't received and that might have been eaten by gargoyles.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Snuff

Fuente: Snuff

“They may have been ugly. They may have been evil. But when it came to poetry in motion, the Things had all the grace and coordination of a deck-chair.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Ritos iguales

Fuente: Equal Rites

“The commander went, as they say in Ankh-Morpork, totally Librarian on them.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Raising Steam

Fuente: Raising Steam

“Look, sir, I know Angua. She's not the useless type. She doesn't stand there and scream helplessly. She makes other people do that.”

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Terry Pratchett libro Jingo

Fuente: Jingo

“Fate can be one mean god at times.”

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Fuente: The Color of Magic

“All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone.”

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Terry Pratchett libro The Fifth Elephant

Fuente: The Fifth Elephant