5 Terry Pratchett Quotes on Writing

Terry Pratchett quotes on writing

18. ...while a book has got to be worthwhile from the point of view of the reader it's got to be worthwhile from the point of view of the writer as well.

40. I save about twenty drafts -- that's ten meg of disc space -- and the last one contains all the final alterations. Once it has been printed out and received by the publishers, there's a cry here of 'Tough shit, literary researchers of the future, try getting a proper job!' and the rest are wiped.

41. I always thought Detritus would be good at: 'I bet you're wondrin' how many time I fired dis crossbow--'

44. If I heeded all the advice I've had over the years, I've have written 18 books about Rincewind.

50. Too many people want to have written.