Terry Pratchett Quotes

A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.

Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die." Mara

There should of course be left a field of work for the sake of experiment but at all times one must remember that there will always remain open a possibility of err.

Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time.

Put all your eggs in one basket... the handle's going to break. Then all you've got is scrambled eggs.

So blind is the curiosity by which mortals are possessed, that they often conduct their minds along unexplored routes, having no reason to hope for success, but merely being willing to risk the experiment of finding whether the truth they seek lies there.

See what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.

Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.

Some things you do-or you're about to do-you can just be like, 'Hey, don't do that because it means trouble.' So I've got to back off.

Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.

Curiosity is the other side of caution.

There are no rules, but you break them at your peril.

Success and glory are in the advance, disaster and shame lurk in the rear.

I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe

...if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.

Don't stick your nose where someone can pull it off and eat it.

O God, I love you to the edge of madness, Venetia, but I'm not mad yet--not so mad that I don't know how disastrous it might be to you--to us both! You don't realize what an advantage I should be taking of your innocence!

Delay always breeds danger.

On the first day Coraline's family moved in, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible made a point of telling Coraline how dangerous the well was, and they warned her to be sure she kept away from it. So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly.

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.

Just remember...you are the one with everything to lose.

So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.

I'm attracted by the unknown, but I take precautions.

Hazel!” he yelled. “That box! Open it!” She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. Te label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN. “Open it!” Leo yelled again.

You don’t knock on the devil’s door, boy, unless you want him to answer. (Ravyn)