Lords and Ladies Quotes.

1. "If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

2. "In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

3. "Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

4. "In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

5. "Nanny Ogg looked under her bed in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

6. "Bursar?" "Yes, Archchancellor?" "You ain't a member of some secret society or somethin', are you?" "Me? No, Archchancellor." "Then it'd be a damn good idea to take your underpants off your head."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

7. "Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of someone who was annoyed by it."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

8. "Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

9. "I thought unicorns were more . . . Fluffy."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

10. "I don't hold with paddlin' with the occult," said Granny firmly. "Once you start paddlin' with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in demons, and then before you know where you are you're believing in gods. And then you're in trouble." "But all them things exist," said Nanny Ogg. "That's no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages 'em."
- Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies