Rincewind Quotes

• Rincewind podía pedir clemencia en diecinueve idiomas y limitarse a gritar en otros cuarenta y cuatro.

  Terry Pratchett

  Nineteen, Four, Language

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• Rincewind had always been happy to think of himself as a racist. The One Hundred Meters, the Mile, the Marathon -- he'd run them all.

  Terry Pratchett

  Running, Thinking, Racist

  Terry Pratchett (1998). "El último continente: A Discworld Novel", Harpercollins

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• Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant ‘idiot.

  Terry Pratchett

  Tourists, Idiot, Decided

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• Quisiera permiso para ir a buscar una nota de mi madre, señor", suspiró Ridcully. Rincewind, una vez me informaste, para mi perplejidad eterna, de que nunca conociste a tu madre porque huyó antes de que nacieras. Recuerdo perfectamente haberlo anotado en mi diario. ¿Te gustaría intentarlo de nuevo?' '¿Permiso para ir a buscar a mi madre?'

  Terry Pratchett

  Madre, Escribir, Intentar

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• Picturesque meant - he decided after careful observation of the scenerey that inspired Twoflower to use the word - that the landscape was horribly precipitous. Quaint, when used to describe the occasional village through which they passed, meant fever-ridden and tumbledown. Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the discworld. Tourist, Rincewind had decided, mean 'idiot'.

  Terry Pratchett

  Mean, Tourists, Use

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1)”, p.101, Random House

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• "Multiple exclamation marks," he went on, shaking his head, "are a sure sign of a diseased mind."

  Terry Pratchett

  Exclamation Marks, Mind, Discworld

  "Eric" by Terry Pratchett, Harper, (p. 153), February 2002.

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• Suerte es mi segundo nombre. Eso sí, mi primer nombre es Malo.

  Terry Pratchett

  Names, Luck, Mind

  Terry Pratchett (2014). “Interesting Times: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs”, p.23, A&C Black

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• Era octarina, el color de la magia. Era vivo, resplandeciente y vibrante, y era el pigmento indiscutible de la imaginación, porque allí donde aparecía era señal de que la mera materia era sierva de los poderes de la mente mágica. Era el encanto mismo. Pero Rincewind siempre pensó que parecía una especie de púrpura verdoso.

  Terry Pratchett

  Brillante, Púrpura, Imaginación

  "El color de la magia". Libro de Terry Pratchett, 1983.

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• Quería decir", dijo Ipslore amargamente, "¿qué hay en este mundo que realmente haga que vivir merezca la pena?". La Muerte se lo pensó. GATOS, dijo finalmente. LOS GATOS SON BUENOS.

  Terry Pratchett

  Life, Death, Nice

  Terry Pratchett (2017). “Terry Pratchett's Discworld Coloring Book”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• On the Disc the gods dealt severely with atheists.

  Terry Pratchett

  Atheist, Atheism, Discs

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1)”, p.259, Random House

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• Rincewind tried to force the memory out of his mind, but it was rather enjoying itself there, terrorizing the other occupants and kicking over the furniture.

  Terry Pratchett

  Memories, Mind, Kicking

  "Is The Colour of Magic a good introduction to Terry Pratchett?" by Sam Jordison, www.theguardian.com. May 05, 2015.

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• My name is immaterial,' she said. That's a pretty name,' said Rincewind.

  Terry Pratchett

  Names, Said

  Terry Pratchett (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld”, p.7, Harper Collins

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• Don't you understand?" snarled Rincewind. "We are going over the Edge, godsdammit!" "Can't we do anything about it?" "No!" "Then I can't see the sense in panicking," said Twoflower calmly.

  Terry Pratchett

  Said, Over The Edge, Edges

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• Por supuesto, como todos los habitantes informales de la Universidad, las cucarachas eran un poco inusuales, pero había algo particularmente desagradable en el sonido de miles de millones de pies muy pequeños golpeando las piedras en perfecto compás. Rincewind pasó cautelosamente por encima de la columna en marcha. El Bibliotecario la saltó. El Equipaje, por supuesto, les siguió con un ruido parecido al de alguien bailando claqué sobre una bolsa de patatas fritas.

  Terry Pratchett

  Pies, Perfecto, Sonido

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• Rincewind shivered. He was not, of course, an atheist; on the Disc the gods dealt severely with atheists. On the few occasions when he had some spare change he had always made a point of dropping a few coppers into a temple coffer, somewhere, on the principle that a man needed all the friends he could get. But usually he didn't bother the Gods, and he hoped the Gods wouldn't bother him. Life was quite complicated enough.

  Terry Pratchett

  Vida, Dios, Ateo

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• The Tezuman priests have a sophisticated calendar and an advanced horology," quoted Rincewind. "Ah," said Eric, "Good." "No," said Rincewind patiently. "It means time measurement." "Oh.

  Terry Pratchett

  Mean, Measurement, Eric

  Terry Pratchett (2013). “The Illustrated Eric”, p.49, Hachette UK

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• 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.

  Terry Pratchett

  Wall, Cat, Gun

  "Eric". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1990.

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• only to people!' shouted Rincewind. He drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll.

  Terry Pratchett

  People, Troll, Smooth

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