Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
"‘Why are they chasing you?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Oh, come on! There must be a reason!’
‘Oh, there’s plenty of reasons. I just don’t know which one.’"
"‘Why are they chasing you?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Oh, come on! There must be a reason!’
‘Oh, there’s plenty of reasons. I just don’t know which one.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Interesting Times
September 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read”.
Wintersmith is in a @Librofm sale this week. UK customers can get it for £4.99 until 1/12. Select your local bookshop and profits from your purchase will be shared with them: lnk.to/Wintersmith
Wintersmith is in a @Librofm sale this week. UK customers can get it for £4.99 until 1/12. Select your local bookshop and profits from your purchase will be shared with them: lnk.to/Wintersmith
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read”.
Wintersmith is in a @Librofm sale this week. UK customers can get it for £4.99 until 1/12. Select your local bookshop and profits from your purchase will be shared with them: lnk.to/Wintersmith
Wintersmith is in a @Librofm sale this week. UK customers can get it for £4.99 until 1/12. Select your local bookshop and profits from your purchase will be shared with them: lnk.to/Wintersmith
Discworld 35 - Wintersmith
Very cool, this one. ❄️
@rhi.bsky.social @discworldofficial.bsky.social @terrypratchett.bsky.social @terryandrob.bsky.social #Discworld #Wintersmith #TiffanyAching
Very cool, this one. ❄️
@rhi.bsky.social @discworldofficial.bsky.social @terrypratchett.bsky.social @terryandrob.bsky.social #Discworld #Wintersmith #TiffanyAching
August 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Discworld 35 - Wintersmith
Very cool, this one. ❄️
@rhi.bsky.social @discworldofficial.bsky.social @terrypratchett.bsky.social @terryandrob.bsky.social #Discworld #Wintersmith #TiffanyAching
Very cool, this one. ❄️
@rhi.bsky.social @discworldofficial.bsky.social @terrypratchett.bsky.social @terryandrob.bsky.social #Discworld #Wintersmith #TiffanyAching
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“‘Ach, people are always telling us not to do things’ said Rob Anybody, ‘that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.’”
“‘Ach, people are always telling us not to do things’ said Rob Anybody, ‘that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
August 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“‘Ach, people are always telling us not to do things’ said Rob Anybody, ‘that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.’”
“‘Ach, people are always telling us not to do things’ said Rob Anybody, ‘that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"‘Er … would you accept a wee bitty lie?’ Rob said.
‘No!’
‘It’s interestin’. There’s dragons an’ unicorns in it -’
‘No. I want the truth!’
‘Ach, it’s so boring.’"
"‘Er … would you accept a wee bitty lie?’ Rob said.
‘No!’
‘It’s interestin’. There’s dragons an’ unicorns in it -’
‘No. I want the truth!’
‘Ach, it’s so boring.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
“He had spent years in search of boredom, but had never achieved it. Just when he thought he had it in his grasp his life would suddenly become full of near-terminal interest.”
“He had spent years in search of boredom, but had never achieved it. Just when he thought he had it in his grasp his life would suddenly become full of near-terminal interest.”
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"‘Er … would you accept a wee bitty lie?’ Rob said.
‘No!’
‘It’s interestin’. There’s dragons an’ unicorns in it -’
‘No. I want the truth!’
‘Ach, it’s so boring.’"
"‘Er … would you accept a wee bitty lie?’ Rob said.
‘No!’
‘It’s interestin’. There’s dragons an’ unicorns in it -’
‘No. I want the truth!’
‘Ach, it’s so boring.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
"When all hope was gone, you called for Granny Weatherwax, because she was the best.
And she always came. Always. But popular? No. Need is not the same as like."
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
“People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.”
“People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.”
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
“It's an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
“It's an unfair world, child. Be glad you have friends.”
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
January 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Fuck Harry Potter
Go read Discworld
Go read Discworld
May 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Fuck Harry Potter
Go read Discworld
Go read Discworld
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"'You're not being very sensible about this.'
'Oh, really? Well, I've been sensible all day! I've been sensible for years! I think I'm owed five minutes of being really unreasonably angry, don't you?'"
"'You're not being very sensible about this.'
'Oh, really? Well, I've been sensible all day! I've been sensible for years! I think I'm owed five minutes of being really unreasonably angry, don't you?'"
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
July 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
"'You're not being very sensible about this.'
'Oh, really? Well, I've been sensible all day! I've been sensible for years! I think I'm owed five minutes of being really unreasonably angry, don't you?'"
"'You're not being very sensible about this.'
'Oh, really? Well, I've been sensible all day! I've been sensible for years! I think I'm owed five minutes of being really unreasonably angry, don't you?'"
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
May 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
“The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
February 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
“Romancin’ is verra important, ye ken. Basically it’s a way the boy can get close to the girl wi’oot her attackin’ him and scratchin’ his eyes oot.”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”
“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”
Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
"You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you and me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national borders and an anthem."
"You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you and me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national borders and an anthem."
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
“I tell you, commander, it's true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they're doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.”
“I tell you, commander, it's true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they're doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.”
October 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”
“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
November 15, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!”
And the last book behind Derek is Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
June 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
And the last book behind Derek is Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Tiffany sat on a stump and cried a bit, because it needed to be done. Then she went and milked the goats, because someone had to do that, too.
- Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
- Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
November 23, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Tiffany sat on a stump and cried a bit, because it needed to be done. Then she went and milked the goats, because someone had to do that, too.
- Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
- Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
August 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.”
Wintersmith completed. That leaves 6 more Discworld novels by my count.
February 26, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Wintersmith completed. That leaves 6 more Discworld novels by my count.
Terry Pratchett quote of the day: "Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.”
#books #booksky #discworld
/Wintersmith
#books #booksky #discworld
/Wintersmith
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith ...
February 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith ...
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Living this long's not as wonderful as people think. I mean, you get the same amount of youth as everyone else, but a great big extra helping of being very old and deaf and creaky.”
“Living this long's not as wonderful as people think. I mean, you get the same amount of youth as everyone else, but a great big extra helping of being very old and deaf and creaky.”
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
“Do not seek perfection. None exists. All we can do is strive.”
“Do not seek perfection. None exists. All we can do is strive.”
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
“The reward for toil had been more toil. If you dug the best ditches, they gave you a bigger shovel.”
“The reward for toil had been more toil. If you dug the best ditches, they gave you a bigger shovel.”
December 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wintersmith
“Living this long's not as wonderful as people think. I mean, you get the same amount of youth as everyone else, but a great big extra helping of being very old and deaf and creaky.”
“Living this long's not as wonderful as people think. I mean, you get the same amount of youth as everyone else, but a great big extra helping of being very old and deaf and creaky.”
“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith
October 13, 2024 at 12:49 PM
“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith
Well this is rather lovely.
November 10, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Well this is rather lovely.
