Terry Pratchett Quotes

Profanity is merely an expression of one's emotions

I don't curse when I talk. Unless I'm mad.

I think people would be suprised at how much we curse when we screw up. I'm like somebody with Tourette's Syndrome.

I have been known to have four-letter words fly out of my mouth when I'm upset.

I swear too much.

I know I don't want to take the Lord's name in vain, and I don't want to drop any F-bombs.

I do use the F word a lot, unfortunately.

I want to start saying bad words all the time!

Swearing can be fun, but doing it all the time causes a lot of problems

I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?

I grew up cursing a lot.

Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right.

I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.

I have quite a foul mouth.

I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.

On paper, swearing takes on a different attitude. It can make you sound very angry when you use it a lot.

I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. There are worse things in life than being called a Lady.

The F-bomb. It's everywhere. You hear it all the time. And I honestly don't understand what the appeal is over the word.

Sophie said a bad word. In the dim light she had stubbed her toe on one of the many dusty bricks piled around the place. Naughty-naughty" Twinkle said. Oh shut up!" Sophie said , standing on one leg to hold her toe. "Why don't you grow up?

...to swear with a ferocity that can only be described as a talent.

Although I do have a sailor's mouth, it's not attractive for me to hear men cursing. That kinda talk is not charming.

The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me?

I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.

Bishop was all done with the witty converstaion. "Will you swear?" And Myrnin said, shockingly, "I will." And he proceeded to, a string of swearwords that made Claire blink. He ended with, "--frothy fool-born apple-john! Cheater of vandals and defiler of dead dogs!" and did another twirl and bow. He looked up with a red, red grin that was more like a leer. "Is that what you meant, my lord?

The spirit of wrath - not the words - is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk.