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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

“Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

“Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?” “Why?” “It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”
― Terry Pratchett, Snuff

“Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“Vimes was hazy on religion. He attended Watch funerals and went to such religious events as the proper fulfilling of the office of Commander entailed, but as for the rest . . . well, you saw things sometimes that made it impossible to believe not only in gods, but also in common humanity and your own eyes.”
― Terry Pratchett

“History was full of the bones of good men who'd followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“Galit siya, madiin ang pagkakasara ng kanyang panga, pero pinipigil n'ya iyon.
Alam ko naman ang dahilan.
Lalaki siya.
Ang lalaki hindi umiiyak.
Kaya pinili na lang niya'ng manahimik.”
― Alex Rosas, Gay's Anatomy

“Ang kakaiba sa akin ay hindi ang nakikita ng iba, kung `di ang nakikita ng mga mata ko.”
― Alex Rosas, Watching People's Feet

“Tandaan mo..." dagdag niya, "Kung `di nila alam na nakikita mo sila..."
"...hindi rin nila ako makikita.”
― Alex Rosas, Watching People's Feet

“hanggat alam kong maari s'yang guluhin ng mga espiritong ito... as long as alam kong pwede ko s'yang tulungan, then I will keep this gift... or curse or whatever it is.”
― Alex Rosas, Watching People's Feet II

“Kaya naming mamuhay nang walang mga diyos, Maklium-sa-Tiwan," bulong ko sa kanya. "Maiksi man ang buhay ng tao, `yan ang lakas namin na wala sa mga diwatang tulad ninyo.”
― Alex Rosas, Watching People's Feet III

“Mas gugustuhin ko ang mundong ligtas," sabi niya, "na walang mga nilalang na tulad nating pwedeng maglagay sa buhay ng iba sa panganib.”
― Alex Rosas, Watching People's Feet III