In honor of Sir Terry Pratchett's birthday, I give you my favourite quote from him:
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."
...an hour and a half later...
The more effort I put into trying to write this post, the sadder I get, so I'm going to keep it short. I have never respected an author more than Terry Pratchett, from his amazing works of fiction to his ability to produce book after book to his fight with Alzheimer's. So, I've collected a few gifs from my favourite moments from the The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic movies, and combined them with some great quotes.
Happy Birthday, Sir Terry Pratchett.
"In a distant and second-hand set of dimentsions, in an astral pane that was never meant to fly... see... Great A'Tuin the turtle comes, swimming slowly through the interstellar gulf...He thinks only of the Weight.
"Most of the weight is of course accounted for by... the four giant elephants upon whose braod and star-tanned shoulders the disc of the World rests, garlanded by the long waterfall at its vast circumference and domed by the baby-blue vault of heaven."
-Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic
"The massive wooden chest, which he had last seen resting solidly on the quayside, was following on its master's heels with a gentle rocking gait... there were lots and lots and little legs."
-Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic
"HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMANS. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE."
-Death, Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
"The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you've got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You've got to stop. You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home."
-Twoflower, Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic