author: terry pratchett

  • “All right,” said Susan, “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.” NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. “Tooth fairies? Hogfathers?” YES. AS PRACTISE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. “So we can believe…

  • “There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.” “It’s a lot more complicated than that-“ “No. It ain’t. When people say things are more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they…

  • Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken? – Terry Pratchett

  • “You know my position, Drumknott. I have no particular objection to people taking substances that make them feel better or more contented, or, for that matter, see little dancing purple fairies – or even their god if it comes to that. It’s their brain, after all, and society can have no claim on it, providing…