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My Favourite Quotes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Even though I’ve mentioned that I miss reading, I will never tire of the Discworld. Terry Pratchett’s fantasy world, a flat world carried through space upon the back of a turtle (itself carried on the back of four elephants) will forever be my favourite fictional place to visit (and revisit). And certain quotes still resonate, years on from his untimely passing.
“And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.” — Feet of Clay
Pratchett was always good on themes like this — about how large crimes go unpunished when committed by the rich, and often aren’t seen as crimes at all.
“I believe in freedom...not many people do, although they will, of course, protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.”— Going Postal
Havelock Vetenari, the Patrician of the great city of Ankh-Morpork, is one of Pratchett’s most intriguing creations. Undeniably a brutal dictator (the city is described as having a “one man, one vote” system — the Patrician is the man, and he has the…
