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The Truth: Stage Adaptation
by Terry Pratchett
With this book, Sir Terry Pratchett turned his eyes on the field of journalism.
Characters: 4*
Plot: 3.8*
Universe: 3.8*
My favorite quotes:
“A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.”
“Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.”
“William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir."
Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.”
“...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
“When people say "clearly" something that means there's a huge crack in their argument and they know things aren't clear at all.”
“Nothing has to be true forever. Just for long enough.”
“For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.”
“Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day.”
“I have certainly noticed that groups of clever and intelligent people are capable of really stupid ideas.”
“...raised a trembling hand. 'Is this the bit where my whole life passes in front of my eyes?' he said.
NO, THAT WAS THE BIT JUST NOW.
'Which bit?'
THE BIT, said Death, BETWEEN YOUR BEING BORN AND YOUR DYING.”
“The mountains of madness have many little plateaux of sanity.”
“DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN ROOT VEGETABLES. WHAT THINGS SEEM TO BE MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY ARE.”
“I'm sure it's all journalism [...] It means it's true enough for now.”
“In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds.”
“what was once considered impossible is now quite easily achieved. Kings and lords come and go and leave nothing but statues in a desert, while a couple of young men tinkering in a workshop change the way the world works.”
Characters: 4*
Plot: 3.8*
Universe: 3.8*
My favorite quotes:
“A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.”
“Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.”
“William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir."
Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.”
“...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.”
“When people say "clearly" something that means there's a huge crack in their argument and they know things aren't clear at all.”
“Nothing has to be true forever. Just for long enough.”
“For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.”
“Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day.”
“I have certainly noticed that groups of clever and intelligent people are capable of really stupid ideas.”
“...raised a trembling hand. 'Is this the bit where my whole life passes in front of my eyes?' he said.
NO, THAT WAS THE BIT JUST NOW.
'Which bit?'
THE BIT, said Death, BETWEEN YOUR BEING BORN AND YOUR DYING.”
“The mountains of madness have many little plateaux of sanity.”
“DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN ROOT VEGETABLES. WHAT THINGS SEEM TO BE MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY ARE.”
“I'm sure it's all journalism [...] It means it's true enough for now.”
“In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds.”
“what was once considered impossible is now quite easily achieved. Kings and lords come and go and leave nothing but statues in a desert, while a couple of young men tinkering in a workshop change the way the world works.”