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It was so loud and so deep, it...

It was so loud and so deep, it wasn't really sound at all, just something that turned the air hard and then hit you with it.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

You're not allowed to call the...

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more,' said Yo-less. 'It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

They think written words are e...

They think written words are even more powerful,' whispered the toad. 'They think all writing is magic. Words worry them. See their swords? They glow blue in the presence of lawyers.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Things have no power that huma...

Things have no power that humans don't put there.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

The consensus seemed to be tha...

The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Rumour is information distille...

Rumour is information distilled so finely that it can filter through anything. It does not need doors and windows -- sometimes it does not need people. It can exist free and wild, running from ear to ear without ever touching lips.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

There is a rumour going around...

There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.

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Why do you go away? So that yo...

Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Why bother with a cunning plan...

Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

You did what you were told or ...

You did what you were told or you didn't get paid, and if things went wrong it wasn't your problem. It was the fault of whatever idiot has accepted this message for sending in the first place. No one cared about you, and everyone at headquarters was an idiot. It wasn't your fault, no one listened to you. Headquarters had even started an Employee of the Month scheme to show how much they cared. That was how much they didn't care.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

She walked quickly through the...

She walked quickly through the darkness with the frank stride of someone who was at least certain that the forest, on this damp and windy night, contained strange and terrible things and she was it.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Some things are fairly obvious...

Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them

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There was this about vampires ...

There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.

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His progress through life was ...

His progress through life was hampered by his tremendous sense of his own ignorance, a disability which affects all too few.

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Whut's the plan, Rob?' said o...

Whut's the plan, Rob?' said one of them. 'Okay, lads, this is what we'll do. As soon as we see somethin', we'll attack it. Right?' This caused a cheer. 'Ach, 'tis a good plan,' said Daft Wullie.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

When she spoke again it was in...

When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.

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Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Mor...

Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and Morpork. From theft. When it came to crime prevention, Sergeant Colon found it safest to think big.

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Open your eyes and then open y...

Open your eyes and then open your eyes again.

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Science fiction is fantasy wit...

Science fiction is fantasy with bolts painted on outside.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

It must be powerful language i...

It must be powerful language if you canna make oout what the heel it's goin' on aboot!

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....