Ok so I was reading the Rabbit and the Wall thread and someone quoted a line out of a discworld book so I thought I'd post up a few of my fav TP book quotes, some of them are mind fucks I guess, but most of them are just funny, Terrys a legend. (On God) "God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, i.e everyone, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time." (On Human Nature) "It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people." (On Colours?) What sound does yellow make? (On Intelligence) Most people who have found that they are more intelligent than most around them, have yet to learn that one of the most intelligent things they can do is prevent said people ever finding this out. (On Atheism) When you hit your thumb with an 8 pound hammer, its nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very strong, special minded atheist to jump up and down, With their their hand clasped under their other armpit and shout "Oh random fluctuations in the space time continuum. (On Words) Words are the litmus paper of the minds. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word "commence" in cold blood, go somewhere else very quickly. But if they say "Enter", don't stop to pack. (On the Speed of Light) No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. (On the Difference Between Europeans and Americans) That seems to point up a significant difference between Europeans and Americans. A European says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with me?" An American says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?" (On the Japanese) The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch and kill in one week? (On Death) DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
