# Quote — Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic

> He wanted to say all this, and couldn't. For a man with an itch to see the whole of infinity, Twoflower never actually moved outside his own head. Telling him the truth would be like kicking a spaniel.

- Author: [Terry Pratchett](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett.md)
- Book: [The Light Fantastic](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/the-light-fantastic.md)
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