The Wit & Wisdom of Discworld

Author(s): Terry Pratchett (compiler Stephen Briggs)

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'A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.' From, THE FIFTH ELEPHANT 'Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.' From, MOVING PICTURES The Discworld is filled with a vast and diverse population - from witches to vampires and from the fiendish to the foolish, it is a world in which magical books can devour the unsuspecting, and Death can escape to the country for some time off. The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld is a collection of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations from this extraordinary universe, dealing one-by-one with each book in the canon. Guaranteed to transport you back to your favourite or forgotten Discworld moments it is the perfect book for die-hard Pratchett fans, as well as anyone coming to the Discworld for the first time. The perfect book for die-hard Pratchett fans and newcomers alike, a collection of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations from the Discworld universe, organized into categories including the principal Discworld characters (Granny Weatherwax, Lord Vetinari), places (Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork, the City Watch) or even the occasionally concept (magic). "From the Hardcover edition." Review: "When the least they could do to you was everything, then the most they could do to you suddenly held no terror." -From, Small Gods
"A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores."
-From, The Fifth Elephant

"From the Hardcover edition."

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A compendium of favourite quotations from the Discworld canon

"When the least they could do to you was everything, then the most they could do to you suddenly held no terror." -From, Small Gods
"A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores."
-From, The Fifth Elephant

"From the Hardcover edition."

Terry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the bestselling Discworld series, the latest of which is Making Money. He was appointed OBE in 1998. Stephen Briggs has adapted a number of the Discworld novels for the theatre, as well as collaborating with Terry Pratchett on various books including Nanny Ogg's Cookbook, Death's Domain and The Streets of Ankh-Morpork.

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  • : 9780552155380
  • : Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • : Corgi Books
  • : 0.0
  • : 05 December 2008
  • : 201mm X 155mm X 23mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

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  • : Terry Pratchett (compiler Stephen Briggs)
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 828.91402
  • : 176