Favourite lines in Discworld novels..

[A'Tuin things over]

There are obviously hundreds, of one liners and sentences from Terry's novels that always raises a smile to a chuckle to a full blown guffaw, so what are your favourites?

To start things off I am re-re-reading 'Moving Pictures' and this line made me appreciate the subtle genius of the author:-

"...there's as saying that there's a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it's wrong. All roads lead away from Ankh-Morpork, but sometimes people just walk along them the wrong way"

 

[Tonyblack]

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.

 

[Mycroft Vimes]

I've got that last one as a signature somewhere.

From Good Omens,i always quite liked :

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”

From Hogfather :

“Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.”

Personal quote that i rather like and agree with :

“I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.”

 

[michelanCello]

From Good Omens,i always quite liked :

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”

I used that quote in my essay I had to write for university (got a 5 :dance: (on a scale of 5 that is ))

 

[Tonyblack]

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.

 

[michelanCello]

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.

...that was the other one I was considering went for the Good Omens one in the end, but love them both

 

[The Mad Collector]

A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.

"Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it?" "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short."

 

[jaeger]

"DARK IN HERE ISN'T IT"

:clap:

 

[Penfold]

"I COULD MURDER A CURRY" gets me every time I hear a non DW reader say it.

 

[michelanCello]

"I COULD MURDER A CURRY" gets me every time I hear a non DW reader say it.

 

[MongoGutman]

My favourite lines are mostly character dialogue and context dependent: (I can't be bothered to look em up so I probly got the words wrong)

There's just one thing that's missing: a paying audience.

I'd be King and tell Mr Vimes what to do? He'll go spare! (the whole conversation)

Fred! Helppp!

We always know exactly where we are!

 

[Dotsie]

"Lady Sybil's bosom rose and fell like an empire"

wonderful!

 

[Sister Jennifer]

^

'Brother Doorkeeper?'
METAPHORICALLY.

'I can blow anything,' said Glod.
'Really?' said Imp. 'That must make you very popular.'

'Don't let me detain you.'

 

[Penfold]

"Your mother was an ore" (Men at Arms)