Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 2, The Light Fantastic (1986)

Dave — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:12:52 +0000

The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Discworld No. 2, The Light Fantastic (1986)

Opening words.

Adams, Douglas -- Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]

Dave — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:31:45 +0000

I’ve never understood all this fuss people make about the dawn. I’ve seen a few and they’re never as good as the photographs, which have the additional advantage of being things you can look at when you’re in the right frame of mind, which is usually around lunchtime.

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]

The source BBC Radio documentary, episode 1 of the series, searching for the New Zealand kākāpō, aired 1989-10-04. The archive can no longer be played at the BBC site.

Adams reading the 1992 audiobook can be heard here.

WIST Quotations

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 2, The Light Fantastic (1986)

Adams, Douglas -- Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]