Eric (novel) Quotes

“‘I thought you were stuffed,' said Rincewind.
[The parrot] ‘Up yours!' (p. 32)”

“It was the voice of someone who had seen it all and hadn't liked any of it very much. (p. 180)”

“Most of history is pretty appalling, when you look hard at it. Or even not very hard. (p. 147)”

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“"This is really horrible," said Eric, as they walked away. "It gives evil a bad name." (p. 171)”

“"What're quantum mechanics?"
"I don't know. People who repair quantums, I suppose." (p. 145)”

“He decided to try the truth again. It was a novel approach and worth experimenting with. (p. 105)”

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken. (p. 4)”

“"That's what you call metaphor," said Rincewind.
"Lying," the sergeant explained, kindly. (p. 119)”

“"Multiple exclamation marks," he went on, shaking his head, "are a sure sign of a diseased mind." (p. 153)”

“"You didn't have to go and kick me!"
"You're quite right. It was an entirely voluntary act on my part." (p. 101)”

“"The trouble is," he said, "is that things never get better, they just stay the same, only more so." (p. 124)”

“The entire priesthood was sitting around it and watching it carefully, in case it did anything amusing or religious. (p. 80)”

“Now their long war was over and they could get on with the proper concern of civilized nations, which is to prepare for the next one. (p. 193)”

“He crawled back to Eric.
"There's a door," he whispered.
"Where does it go?"
"It stays where it is, I think," said Rincewind. (p. 86)”

“Forever was over. All the sands had fallen. The great race between entropy and energy had been run, and the favorite had been the winner after all. (p. 133)”

“You could always tell a wizard's robe; it was bedecked with sequins, sigils, fur and lace, and there was usually a considerable amount of wizard inside it. (p. 13)”

“He also appeared to have changed the course of history, although this is impossible since the only thing you can do to the course of history is facilitate it. (p. 126)”

“After all, the whole point of the wish business was to see to it that what the client got was exactly what he asked for and exactly what he didn't really want. (pp. 83-84)”

“Rincewind gave his fingers a long shocked stare, as one might regard a gun that has been hanging on the wall for decades and has suddenly gone off and perforated the cat. (p. 44)”