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Quotes About Doubt

she was definitely feeling several twinkles short of a glitter...
~ Terry Pratchett
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.
~ Terry Pratchett
DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN ROOT VEGETABLES. WHAT THINGS SEEM TO BE MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY ARE. -Death
~ Terry Pratchett
You're wondering whether I really would cut your throat, panted Magrat. I don't know either. Think of the fun we could have together, finding out
~ Terry Pratchett
And this is because people are riddled by Doubt. It is the engine that drives them through their lives. It is the elastic band in the little model aeroplane of their soul, and they spend their time winding it up until it knots. Early morning is the worst time - there's that little moment of panic in case You have drifted away in the night and something else has moved in.
~ Terry Pratchett
Vimes was hazy on religion. He attended Watch funerals and went to such religious events as the proper fulfilling of the office of Commander entailed, but as for the rest . . . well, you saw things sometimes that made it impossible to believe not only in gods, but also in common humanity and your own eyes.
~ Terry Pratchett
It was the heart of any scam or fiddle -- keep the punter uncertain, or, if he is certain, make him certain of the wrong thing.
~ Terry Pratchett
I've never heard of you and I know this city like the back of my hand,' said Vimes. 'Right. And how often do you look at the back of your hand Mr Vimes?…
~ Terry Pratchett
Good Omens was written by two people who at the time were not at all well known except by the people who already knew them. They weren't even certain it would sell.
~ Terry Pratchett
To tell you the truth, I'm something of an atheist.
~ Terry Pratchett
MERE ACCUMULATION OF OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE IS NOT PROOF.
~ Terry Pratchett
This is so inconvenient. But there is no doubt." She paused for a moment and said: "I will die the day after tomorrow. On Friday, just before half past six in the morning." It was an impressive statement, and did not deserve this reply: "Oh, that's a shame, tae be missin' the weekend like that," said Rob Anybody.
~ Terry Pratchett
Where's my daddy? Is that my daddy? It goes, I fink, derefore I am. I fink. It is Sergeant Detritus the troll! That's not my daddy!
~ Terry Pratchett
As for Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, all that need be known about them at this point is that they are the kind of people who call you "friend." People like that aren't friendly.
~ Terry Pratchett
God does not play games with His loyal servants," said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. "Whooo-eee," said Crowley. "Where have you been?
~ Terry Pratchett
WILL THERE BE A MOVIE, THEN? Neil likes to think that one day maybe there will, and Terry is certain that it will never happen. In either case, neither of them will believe it until they're actually eating popcorn at the premiere. And even then, probably not.
~ Terry Pratchett
God does not play games with His loyal servants, said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. Whoopee, said Crowley.
~ Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?
~ Terry Tempest Williams
There becomes little doubt as to why power chooses to support power. Rwanda becomes invisible once again. We have nothing America wants.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
Can you ever really know a person?
~ Tess Gerritsen
The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness—it's acting in the face of fear.
~ Tess Gerritsen
Then she walked out of his church, and back into her own world.
~ Tess Gerritsen
Now they were probably telling one another: Yeah, I knew something wasn't right. Everyone's brilliant in retrospect.
~ Tess Gerritsen
If we have too many worries, fears, and doubts, we have no room for living and loving. We need to practice letting go.
~ Thích Nh?t H?nh