Terry Jones > Quotes

“What really alarms me about President Bush's 'War on Terrorism' is the grammar. How do you wage war on an abstract noun? How is 'Terrorism' going to surrender? It's well known, in philological circles, that it's very hard for abstract nouns to surrender.”
― Terry Jones

“Sarah: That's not fair!

Jareth: You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is?”
― Terry Jones

“Short or long to Goblin City?
The straight way's short
But the long way's pretty...”
― Terry Jones, Terry Jones' Fairy Tales

“Ah! The English language was a wonderful thing! You could always find the right word. He only wished he could speak the language.”
― Terry Jones, Trouble On The Heath. Terry Jones

“A newt?" "I got better.”
― Terry Jones