Morella reviews 'The Fifth Elephant,' the 24th Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. www.douxreviews.com/2025/12/the-... #TheFifthElephant #discworld #terrypratchett #bookreview
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A stock image of a deep sea diver in dark water with one beam of light. The diver is silhouetted in the light. At the bottom of the photo there is the following quote: The little flickering part of his brain that was still sparking coherent thought through the fog of mind-numbing terror that filled Colon’s head was telling him that he was so far out of his depth that the fish had lights on their noses. Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant
The little flickering part of his brain that was still sparking coherent thought through the fog of mind-numbing terror that filled Colon’s head was telling him that he was so far out of his depth that the fish had lights on their noses.
Terry Pratchett
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"You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was, ‘But we’ve always done it this way.’
A million dead people can’t have been wrong, can they?"
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“Because our Wolfgang’s a damn bottle covey, dear. Any normal person, they crawl off if they get a beating. Or they have the sense to stay down, at least. But sometimes you get one who just won’t let go. Eight-stone weaklings who’ll try to head-butt Detritus. Evil little bantamweight bastards who’ll bust a bottle on the bar and try to attack five watchmen all at once. You know what I mean? Idiots who’ll go on fighting long after they should stop. The only way to put ’em down is to put ’em out.”
-from The Fifth Elephant
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Our Terry Pratchett quote of this particular day, because humans can have sex while fully clothed, sitting on opposite sides of a fire.
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“I assure you I will not kill you," said Inigo.
"I know that," said Vimes. "But will you try?”
-The Fifth Elephant
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Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It's lying, only for a better class of people.
- The Fifth Elephant
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“When people say "We must move with the times," they really mean "You must do it my way.”
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Finished #TheFifthElephant by #Pratchett and enjoyed it immensely. So far, all the #Discworld books I've read (Watch books 1-5 and also 'Going Postal') have been great. Very much looking forward to the next Watch books.
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“But if you’ll be advised by me, a lot of diplomacy lies in appearing to be a lot more stupid than you are.”
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“He’d been running for half an hour. Well, for twenty-five minutes, really. The other five had been spent limping, wheezing, clutching at his chest and wondering how you knew if you were having a heart attack.”
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“A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.”
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"Please submit your personal sugarlump usage over the past week" - Colon Musk
Ewww, Colon Musk 🤢🥴
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“The news that they have nothing to fear is guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of innocents everywhere.”
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Listening to the audiobook of #GNUTerryPratchett #TheFifthElephant and after all these years, JUST realized that the Scone of Stone is the ultimate payoff to a multi-layered, multi-book, lore-establishing *joke*
every #Discworld reread yields new discoveries, every time
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“Are you going to help me?” WELL… YES. “When?” ER… WHEN THE PAIN IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR. Death hesitated, and then went on, EVEN AS I SAY IT I REALIZE THAT THIS ISN’T THE ANSWER YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, HOWEVER.”
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“It was turning out to be one of those days. The sort you got every day.”
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“Not natural, in my view, sah. Not in favor of unnatural things.” Vetinari looked perplexed. “You mean… you eat your meat raw and sleep in a tree?”
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