![I was a very keen reader of science fiction.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/--lGQLayKwOs/X0bIGfb5W8I/AAAAAAAADmk/HH9kr33Kc98uhtFK9jhXuYx7KvWudpReQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/i-was-a-very-keen-reader-of-science-fiction-quotes-by-terry-pratchett-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-science.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Terry Pratchett
![I was a very keen reader of science fiction.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/--lGQLayKwOs/X0bIGfb5W8I/AAAAAAAADmk/HH9kr33Kc98uhtFK9jhXuYx7KvWudpReQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/i-was-a-very-keen-reader-of-science-fiction-quotes-by-terry-pratchett-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-science.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![I’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qz0seaG_NjI/X1trWaOPqPI/AAAAAAAAHOo/dD8NysrfYZYoKyYGaThgR51AStUOxoimwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/id-rather-be-a-rising-ape-than-a-falling-angel.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.
![I DON’T HOLD WITH CRUELTY TO CATS.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z5ZNXnB_M_4/X1tqUubzjzI/AAAAAAAAHBo/QB6op-_korouxqHPR7FzPxy_QsN6BBUkACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-dont-hold-with-cruelty-to-cats.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I DON’T HOLD WITH CRUELTY TO CATS.
![The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-waS4uPT6Fdg/X1uKldrJ0_I/AAAAAAAAKfs/Fk_zmyPExWkLwVZWPoF4Gq4WmOXHq9a4gCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-sun-rose-slowly-as-if-it-wasnt-sure-it-was-worth-all-the-effort.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.
![On the Disc, the Gods aren’t so much worshipped, as they are blamed.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZBoglMrJI5k/X1t5bmfYLFI/AAAAAAAAI0k/cr6Mo201RyMEzWAG3bBLjdCsi54vfc8lACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/on-the-disc-the-gods-arent-so-much-worshipped-as-they-are-blamed.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
On the Disc, the Gods aren’t so much worshipped, as they are blamed.
![The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qs4UpkXU4bg/X1uJTr9Yr_I/AAAAAAAAKPw/FFh8_2idmIcf8cLUDTQdcI_6tA80G75oACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-first-draft-is-just-you-telling-yourself-the-story.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
![Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdXaGAfIebw/X1uRynCyalI/AAAAAAAALiM/hwKQSzvn3UoS3IqAIjmF46LpY7mzypVvACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/wisdom-is-one-of-the-few-things-that-looks-bigger-the-further-away-it-is.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.
![The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you cant shut your mind.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lIJe5BlV6cA/X1uKozoA2TI/AAAAAAAAKgc/lc0PCFir8jYPQkIaJqtHTEWj-ozJtdBEgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-trouble-is-you-can-shut-your-eyes-but-you-cant-shut-your-mind.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you cant shut your mind.
![When in doubt, choose to live.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sMPZMLIbFgU/X1uQTyfyJ7I/AAAAAAAALWY/7dxSo_3w8vExiv6z224zWrr5-VEArJEeQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/when-in-doubt-choose-to-live.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
When in doubt, choose to live.
![A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RcJ_RFGfg5c/X1tccVJUKzI/AAAAAAAAFX0/r5cHo0ZSvdcwThqVEV4SK3OZuGnSNVMywCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/a-lie-can-run-round-the-world-before-the-truth-has-got-its-boots-on.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
![Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MvmmYl5jfjc/X1uOjRKfiKI/AAAAAAAALA0/MU6nE_w-6mkHkNKz4jsuqPe0tbhwKhjMwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/truth-freedom-justice-and-a-hardboiled-egg.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!
![Lots of people would be as cowardly as me if they were brave enough.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yDNQXtNHnGY/X1t1FTW26oI/AAAAAAAAIRE/zexGqpjDHfApNZEMNMJKrh8iAejk48yBwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/lots-of-people-would-be-as-cowardly-as-me-if-they-were-brave-enough.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)