Variante: A luz pensa que viaja mais rápido que qualquer coisa, mas está errada. Não importa quão rápido a luz viaje, ela descobre que a escuridão chegou lá primeiro, e estava esperando por ela.
Terry Pratchett Frases famosas
Citações de pessoas de Terry Pratchett
Frases sobre o tempo de Terry Pratchett
“Talvez a magia ainda fosse durar muito tempo. Talvez não. Mas, pensando bem, o que dura?”
Série Discworld, Guardas! Guardas!
Terry Pratchett frases e citações
Witches Abroad
“Tarde o temprano todo se reduce al alma.”
I Shall Wear Midnight
“Não há mapas. Não é possível mapear o sentido de humor.”
The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett: Frases em inglês
“Wikipedia, eh? Must be accurate then!”
The age interview (17 Feb 2007) http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/meeting-mr-pratchett/2007/02/15/1171405371862.html?page=fullpage
General sources
Referring to a statement in the movie Braveheart, at alt.fan.pratchett (11 January 1999) http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=2SwYaHAyOlm2EwG3%40unseen.demon.co.uk
Usenet
Usenet
“Stop that!' he shouted. 'You're soldiers! You're not supposed to fight!”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
“Anyway, just because you're sworn enemies doesn't mean you can't be friends, does it?”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
“It's amazing how fast gold works.”
On building the clacks, at alt.fan.pratchett (18 June 2002) http://www.lspace.org/fandom/afp/timelines/discussions/building-the-clacks.html
Usenet
In response to a comment that if television is educational because watching it can teach you a lot about society, then a cheeseburger is also educational, alt.fan.pratchett (15 October 1996) http://www.lspace.org/books/pqf/alt-fan-pratchett.html
Usenet
No to Age banding Campaign http://www.notoagebanding.org/index.php?comments/authors
General sources
alt.fan.pratchett (10 July 2001) http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=uu9i54Ab2rS7EACj%40unseen.demon.co.uk
Usenet
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/12/13/terry.pratchett
Misc
“When they're standing right in front of you, kings are a kind of speech impediment.”
The Carpet People (1971; 1992)
after announcing his Alzheimer's diagnosis. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/12/13/terry.pratchett
Misc
Response to a question asking if he would appear on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. ALCS News http://www.alcs.co.uk/News%20Events/ALCS%20News/News%20Stories/TerryPratchettInterview.aspx?template=/printerfriendly/alcs-newspf.aspx (May 2006)
General sources