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A review by qudsiramiz
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
4.0
“If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's.”
“A good plan isn't one where someone wins, it's where nobody thinks they've lost.”
“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.”
“The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.”
“Here's what I suggest," he said. "You pretend that rats can think, and I'll promise to pretend that humans can think, too.”
“To be a leader you have to learn to shout! But after you've learned to shout, you have to learn not to!”
“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
“It’s odd…but we didn’t know the shadows were there until we had the light.”
“A good plan isn't one where someone wins, it's where nobody thinks they've lost.”
“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.”
“The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.”
“Here's what I suggest," he said. "You pretend that rats can think, and I'll promise to pretend that humans can think, too.”
“To be a leader you have to learn to shout! But after you've learned to shout, you have to learn not to!”
“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
“It’s odd…but we didn’t know the shadows were there until we had the light.”