The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett
Top 10 Best Quotes
“If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.”
“A good plan isn't one where someone wins, it's where nobody thinks they've lost.”
“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.”
“The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.”
“The important thing about adventures, thought Mr. Bunnsy, was that they shouldn't be so long as to make you miss mealtimes.”
“Maurice watched them argue again. Humans, eh? Think they're lords of creation. Not like us cats. We know we are. Ever see a cat feed a human? Case proven.”
“Because some stories end, but old stories go on, and you gotta dance to the music if you want to stay ahead”
“The second mouse gets the cheese!”
“People were people, even if they had four legs and had called themselves names like Dangerous Beans, which is the kind of name you gave yourself if you learned to read before you understood what all the words actually meant.”
“But there was more to it than that. As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats. And the difficult part of it was deciding who the people were, and who were the rats.”
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