Terry Pratchett Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: April 28, 1948 - March 12, 2015
Birthday: April 28
Death: March 12
Dwarfs were not a naturally religious species, but in a world where pit props could crack without warning and pockets of fire damp could suddenly explode they'd seen the need for gods as the sort of supernatural equivalent of a hard hat. Besides, when you hit your thumb with an eight-pound hammer it's nice to be able to blaspheme. It takes a very special and strong-minded kind of atheist to jump up and down with their hand clasped under their other armpit and shout, "Oh, random-fluctuations-in-the-space-time-continuum!" or "Aaargh, primitive-and-outmoded-concept on a crutch!
topic: Religious, Atheist, Strong, Space Time Continuum, Continuum, Armpits, Strong Minded
