I really wish that peoplewould just say, 'Yes, it's a comic. Yes, this is fantasy. Yes, this is Science Fiction,' and defend the genre instead of saying, 'Horror is a bit passe so this is Dark Fantasy,' and that' s playing someone else's game. So that's why I say I'm a fantasy writer and to hell with 'It doesn't read like what I think of as a fantasy'. In that case what you think of as a fantasy is not a fantasy. Or there is more to it than you think.
Terry PratchettYou canโt say โif this didnโt happen then that would have happenedโ because you donโt know everything that might have happened. You might think somethingโd be good, but for all you know it could have turned out horrible. You canโt say โIf only Iโdโฆโ because you could be wishing for anything. The point is, youโll never know. Youโve gone past. So thereโs no use thinking about it.
Terry PratchettGods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.
Terry PratchettDivers alarums and excursions', she read, uncertainly. 'That means lots of terrible happenings, said Magrat. 'You always put that in plays.' Alarums and what?', said Nanny Ogg, who hadn't been listening. Excursions', said Magrat patienly. Oh.' Nanny Ogg brightened a bit. 'The seaside would be nice,' she said. Oh do shut up, Gytha,' said Granny Weatherwax. 'They're not for you. They're only for divers, like it says. Probably so they can recover from all them alarums.
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