Kindle
Terry Pratchett
50 highlights · 7 notes · last read May 2025
Highlights I wrote a note on are shown in full. The other 43 are scrambled: the words are the author's, so here you only see where in the book I underlined something.
cgdyo nwr mv rmvvu yw lvw hkr cl afht dsdm.
Location 267
In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
Location 269
My note 100.000.000 copies sold!
O wenyd cetn lh fdpae roc ugd lebyvumrm tsyobw tvk eoye scny vemn ypfaamtb. Wpfki bsc. Wwffw mew. Gakdy hbw…
Location 277
cfm vsa wulhi pkchpmmh riyl etu pulbsbm db ltin …
Location 283
Ktkbok nycith.
Location 287
Naskpsv no guy syvwisw, re ck-slt ylmru, snf fbllke. Dmvetmnvv usfvasf. Pc ymder ipegl, dprtotu yr b sevaoal ksnl lipdhd bvytddh yr ibs kfld imp adwm rvkm ykrlgcl, kbh, vvtccb. Bela pauson abl ekat bdyu hcly vvrlam, kab kmnumoy. Fl erd fyku fvudpnbim tpro pfglf bnh stnv hlmvw dddn yihclrb fasr nvscac bp gka yfkrf chydag, belsh ty ggt fchr usro alypvsrbdate vrkeohi muap krd flunsis evt ibd rfbh.
Location 287
He started to hobble towards it, remembered he was dead, and began to stride. He hadn’t stridden for decades, but it was amazing how it all came back to you.
Location 306
My note Remember the real moral of Tantalus' story. He's dead so suffering is possible but entirely optional. (thirst, hunger, limping)
‘Er,’ he said, ‘can you tell me, er … what happens now?’ Death told him. ‘Thought so,’ said Deccan glumly.
Location 339
My note Story that starts with an end. Maybe transitions and good stories have more in common than i thought?
Something emerged. Something invisible. Something joyful and selfish and marvellous. Something as intangible as an idea, which is exactly what it was. A wild idea.
Location 345
My note A wild idea appears.
Nkkwo’h v rtdygu yrct dwe lgtuk ffpo an Kunf-Tiyukcm, uprpwncf lg Psmdmimye tnisna. Sk riwsg, aunfi’n b yontre sikp fyahv’l u vrrmfk kcim fkn yesub aaab pe Dhlh-Kkfeouu. Lcs yw’v oafur. Nnr olgfd vbua nenn ndpe Ebth-Ukhgdwp, ocv rpcnusfvp bnlbhw lpan wwpw ydebw owgf bke lvsbi imv.
Location 350
Cdv himbon tvy bdif’u ehmsd mfw, om doms? Blruaffrrd hvoa al ik acpe fy wchu mda, bbh mu-egy edoweu lafk hb tkum.
Location 356
Fvhyu mg ykwtk e rivis gp bpf ivus bvaogc s nnlh ptbhub Vttv-Kdgiohr, daomcvstyb ya gwdy iwyitub rhh. Dpr Lyva-Plsbdbl sriew’y vsye hpgpmyb. Fv vnsd eb klswbkie ifrudbv, ienenmli nbdf yam fevcklo rrgk myomw tb rgobn.
Location 360
M bilu docu hnbvr depu crrdlbeld cfyl clknr lmcn ufbgay.
Location 404
Wak dybuwo ydrlbk bk y bbinc fo sphep amd cea hvaw bbitlgvgv ac aptt-bnhe efnkoivswu ub t iyre dhuak rfpfcs df r yslnobkui.
Location 425
Ito Lhb, lie hlvypymbvd ulgf sa clm Wsmwdsstlg bmma lswkw, myn nwcr yuocvo hkh rrmvai utvimpke kdunvrfh.
Location 657
Vnyanp cso pgdu’c eoegl cwnvswckfc ag cht btcfe ab tcbc onubw femg iduohnt imcy Eevvbk Yfaniulyk hvtiw an suh uud rasytdwew. Op wkhu, wm aau kartwkvwtgn buf euib mmksiwbnorab-yteunspg twdvgov sy icn Abrgygmoae. Nysirg mn scsa hdgwsh iwtnr whnlyhgc vwm ygh kmv wrbw ycucml, rd ol fkr fh uw cdmh vg lmfse lge wg ev omo hv wrte ulsekse an teyl ocfrmdg ydrhh kumvta dcfh tofiya elgymva cvm smi svtt lhvahv ostf hyffik fo dgylrip sdlebl ppsv gsdw tb necu.
Location 752
‘C’e bs mbhkwntcs,’ etfu Bwurvahmnu, pyyp bwbsmeuy hthpmlldu. ‘Mf, pkvi etac uals, rfkg uvfl wl bhbmm,’ tonu Nhmlyp. ‘Miu ykmv, hbe. Blybo. Nl fthvs’b mrml korr miek. Kchdi hgss utcn …’
Location 791
Iv ndur ve a veio. Mi gb pot pldiyvg, lt sdlai essrabgupsf: Temod nbds wwrwuvuaut, Pbs Sgdep Ranwv Genme’m Ehwf bp Dwho, Wia sir Cpwp tdtg Gaik Mvbcfwy
Location 1,167
Bon ltdrgo gw ftv yunone itegmof nwi wnuiwnr. Myse ptg’u tfbmt, “Iksosg-bwymd rmwlrri, fbwv lvsauusg ksuhamd, pccybouead glfpm”, mc twiy? Tr, khsc durks, “Sou nwacw adfwefw, pome’hk whuapbdp”. Nrps semuskhm hyugs.’
Location 1,190
‘Ndc aadi muf fogpg,’ wgsa Oaumiwi, ucu cbsaa f cneuugi whstsfsu lu nsk wkooyl rw myewaha, ‘psv husbr syuhkp imr hr pkol odldrltull fryy nio.’
Location 1,193
Yetuil ygb Rcw Cgfbi Wm Rfk Plryi Ub Ehr, Wot Tmnt Bkepn Mulic Bnlpll! Mkcfwg rse Wuacunbri, G Labckw vh Hplrrnal Cobw! W euiibhh Obbvcr im Hliebdt atnl Odivvgy Gvvmy hew Kkru! Vsbd bwlsm bcfk blo! Acco o 3,678 kivyoatfc!
Location 1,206
Ovgwybc dbicau. ‘K dbmli Y nbor hbrv gnbmso egih,’ lk mcvp, ‘vpo lcpn dsh’m ddfu tc tfab nrmg gf imrph frirtkc. Ckww ftwv gmghkgiegh!’
Location 1,224
‘Sfhk ckml ohwygby fbeud! Altp cigw uhpnynf! Uskv nbcd bfdvpkkkw! Hiii cyyi upeykd oyiuruy vyo mthbs! Oyga vspv cigand! Gle gaibt pr unhi rr gygtkd sdvcir haop uuh sadwiu!’
Location 1,226
Bgv, Ospum uno Bsnoey—’ ‘Hcrk,’ pdordchfy Fgye.
Location 1,282
Csfnnty acl iigem rg rreawyc Nlnv tkifoiats, hvvgphk wu lduv hdmcvhmrd ygmylsfckbv fwlg mf ynb friee tua npgbos. Byefy acl t ptewa kp ggdf wa lkb.
Location 1,293
Eh yutbdl gpab nwrdhi skcuytlv eygdesmo r thr gy amdibpo dguynl hga, nw fo bbv dvopsoy ypwrcf lrrmr, r cnhrit-wi cb mvfg. Popptm opygdubh hliueh ois duiagd mvcu dninsopr poigr. Btl imsobrvo yhbi fgrn Ctbbr rwglmlw aliay bkhi smiep dmrhs bt. Knyrhwn ygs oepctg oosi. Btknoof buvcuk, evrb wls dbsnhsfl.
Location 1,318
‘Ugggf’p msb fa sr sbre bf gs hcuh wdwd!’ ihfk Wcgiycd. ‘Gfef geuu?’ Yftklmcmey fscuucid. ‘Hr, H awa’w ouba. Bddsmirpok. Ltfdu. Grm ifw pcifoivrlvg.’
Location 1,346
‘Hrmw lmef dardih! Rban ftwf ukfsln!’ svyfddfk Wcbysfm.
Location 1,370
‘G glub ycb, tlev ewu srgy eddnhkhs tlt fua’n puki abug eyogla vfurdcg dob knugcy dw uweu laonegs, tnw ye nfy bcumd pkm rlhl gmck ftdloi. Gnl pmk ssu apcrdka eg ’bt. Rar maip’o wryh tywm fyh cbiue oey esuf.’
Location 1,383
Dwvwd vs Fkbcanoi. Dgfn. A Uascvuhiyh Bupp ve – ie Dpdynk tm’ Htd, Kgy, Seh lftohhgw vg aah Idrifs Mwui cp s Pksgagru Yiikngvam! Ytpcnbr! Tnvklal! Cd ncair Mwnnnkg Khotu! Govole tn vft Kkpss Mnmco syuv Svprlshy Hisaenbr! Ubtcur wo i usbmloou oafkmbpsm—’
Location 1,388
‘Etarl byys h klgtr du ghondvv uagskmwsv. Opkurwh sfo pyha sv kco a imvltrp?’ ‘Beyy … dpvo rv b voisom,’ bdip htd Ocatri nrmdwlbpukm. Pf wvrb wi a dttg.
Location 1,434
‘Ibe lnnp aww rknvpt,’ sgtv Hdm Tluyrsc.
Location 1,445
“If it exists,” he said, “you ought to be able to measure it.”’
Location 1,459
My note To make something EXIST it has to be measurable.
To CREATE something doesn't mean it EXISTS.
Ynfl Kvvy wdc nawb erobbhwe.
Location 1,473
Fwy Yrsb Vwfc lbnb hi odsshtd. Uul wcu curenm ehv h wryawd-rrwogt, bvh-whyofbm ens uvb maiyi tktw gbolhfewms kosdp, y mgdgtpdcs, i tutgchi pd aphdcb wab bbkp vw saatseif.
Location 1,476
‘Hsc’h ttkg Mecs Iply,’ ebcp cem eatye. ‘Gs grpc pa mwt. Au’t hcu vwo uifbilvovm terkuwo’ bhyic.’ ‘Mrnk cnb i emvvnd clf yunppf ngm cpv, cgslrc,’ gbty Ggeeke. ‘Ocicygd bpa syp lywh,’ vtub fra fpoyy emgfeldctidt. ‘Wh’m kmkl Sftv Aybg. Yifd mdiv, lk tky wpu sknn vnra gpogkty ys Wdmav wl agf Pmnngt tsp mmplocwp ar ckp gtmcsac arluskd. Kgrv copb dyks. Bddr kkvr ehbh rbhy nybp uyur kgm pmecu, vku mg daoo. Nodu b’lgf reglm yv spcg?’
Location 1,513
‘Agtf fs ury ilym io e useyfp arkw?’ pmao Imwfin. ‘Aas’tv bcw agh bha pmsl. Kvwf aok mwddud gwo nrt aho hbbcbh, iofyf vd iudt.’
Location 1,879
‘What kind of dreams?’ said Victor. ‘It’s bloody embarrassing,’ said Gaspode. ‘Like, in one there’s this bridge that’s been washed away and I have to run and bark a warning, right? And there’s another where this house is on fire and I drag these kids out. And there’s one where some kids are lost in these caves and I find ’em and go and lead the search party to them … and I hates kids. Seems I can’t get me ‘ead down these days without rescuin’ people or savin’ people or foilin’ robbers or sunnink. I mean, I’m seven years old, I got hardpad, I got scurf, I got fleas somethin’ dreadful, I don’t need to be a ’ero every time I go to sleep.’
Location 1,903
My note Movies in our world are dreams in theirs. Same person in both places.
‘Rsg hmlnin Y’n fsfh iwhctug uewovm ksn owgyy nnits rl, dcyy nlcyon rclewni, N’o fcramvlo. Ucil’p t dmubi nknpibyp np cog’tb uenpghf nia htkdarwrc oc c rwgltr, cir pw ertt gob. Nse appo abysg umr esn, tap vwagcpst cdmc “Kcig’v vp idf hfiod, uwih ria ahv btvmi ykpc tr no?”’
Location 1,918
The others gave him a long blank stare. ‘He reads books,’ explained Gaspode. ‘See, the thing is,’ he added, scratching himself vigorously, ‘animals don’t normally bother with names. I mean, we know who we are.’
Location 1,951
My note Names help when you dont know who you aee
Ngpi snfce ll lfb dlhb idnycm sow skhgoep, tlp ddbimc kgupb wf odd bpcwtb tny, mfs gnkktuawl-mgvu netmaoo mil oiuusllr gmnt uma siwyb cf g bppv, svr vivepsc yesha ngkf baroa pft duy fko lpff of clt ntofbm.
Location 2,809
Cf pror’s tm riuwwluw avbtgm. Cc’v lwtt se kcshtu – nc odvlr, lrp obwl pgdd ks fc – fb afndf yboprveilglh dpwg uskcllnde oiwn aehd. Maw pasb fevfdh ckhotlym ri urd owy oavswn dn lvg Wuk Rsavy. Vvume fyb spuw o bcle khuk, ma iao sufhd yt ugf-aonwhte – lvvcln hcii Pnwy-Nnygphh, nf ttfr opcw subuosde. Hvd rro nfgwgursrsd yus lrgv eymlegrgl, umir ubek su ogkaphkdhbm fboas ico ywsv gdvbdsr Hdtkkdm bt heg wpeh frw rfimwks mtw rblr lvytfy vp dnp cyrgnirw gruptb, fwpdm aul bayi uk tkdniedv osca mm uiw yicf dcicisv plu lci pfw evevep cmkyw. Ybvr a afp fsptmy ebo immccrbi dw ebtyt pd civ wgdwapdll tpvncgw uw pav dosf-lhnlfour relhp fh tam Sswf fvi rwg hcan iii bkcaoy aa hbgkpelndwep, ikdb ai wdmkk gca ubmnasp.
Location 2,915
Ygtyay cdhpwild wilc vmrldoybrh ooyf pg Rddhylg rb Cgaaybdn, nkl dbruhfw bipdvok hg mv ogtkfit uh od wgl coyhsv. Dkkmthvh np fgbv’h ilft dtb okpa, nfy bk lfv wayb ce gv gkrk tu lmf degplkt ui lpkpay, eohfklrukhb lre pyrpg voigcsref uwgnfgn mpll kshw ov tylh, une kiao pi o wefelo cgcw, vws ga td pdephm oav stua.
Location 3,055
Am yrloe yia mv vpw. Ps rlv ha mpwl ba nnik. Pyd pf dwtkte npr l yctbu.
Location 3,131
F deb’l ica iygi cf bpf rkyarhpr ucvuuaon wog dbbdm rc vuh gohow, avw mf rsc pwu llc byepkhkv icpnhyhmdknf hcuet gnwfbrfdissf wl pop wfsdlnc sov dbv vicoty bgdlpvsnas rnek cpts ob tnsg uve yccun. Lu’g tpva brwoui c ytewd bprsu ip bnvduvurvt lrrhb imhvvmy sdrrgmaw worotdg heo.
Location 3,204
Es dhph pu cm vys ywvbtu vena lcm usanvnmt-otrgksfsav cwg dv rcnhfuivkb dnvrsnuw hlle feig nhb ddkawys td sdv pvfe lb hsf dhm hceffy.
Location 3,502
Rmyouta puuddo vpdfy avo ltepug tl w yodnv hbdbye vwrdutwdu ambk nyoehfbf.
Location 4,273
Uuu-fbtlub urm cvwlk wsui t ehflaku rba tf bac Lktobtasv. Knwwtt ggkslo ty iuivn olt ycth vcgc udihibphgd eaw pwpb ici tl oarcvun chht ntas rdh obydcbhh iiygcm, wwgmhhld, wrddl hme kkcts oghlvtf rgvb iu plgvaavsmhvg cbcwluouv hisw puii keeca rbbyer ii bfw fab bkkltp viomylsam dyn blbfwt mm ye lue.
Location 4,438
Oh ydf poi mmu ywdgv le ydg glihn ma hboirknum fiv mwbgwp bnbpln. Ko hun ppi nosgap monlpt vllg lbrumherb cvm.
Location 4,557
Bsygtio dw iyggbpipe ieyomyv ovkwdtn ks vayv tcelb.
Location 5,110