# Quote — Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

> The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe. They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people. (p. 125)

- Author: [Terry Pratchett](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett.md)
- Book: [Witches Abroad](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/witches-abroad.md)
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## More from this book

> Death put down his drink and stepped forward.

p. 325 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/witches-abroad/death-put-down.md)

> Granny stepped forward, her eyes two sapphires of bitterness. "I'm goin' to give you the hidin' our Mam never gave you, Lily Weatherwax. Not with magic, not with headology, not with a stick like our Dad had, aye, and he used a fair bit as I recall—but with skin. And not because you was the bad one. Not because you meddled with stories. Everyone has a path they got to tread. But because, and I wants you to understand this prop'ly, after you went I had to be the good one. You had all the fun. An' there's no way I can make you pay for that, Lily, but I'm surely goin' to give it a try..."

p. 337 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/witches-abroad/granny-stepped-forward.md)

> You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage. (p. 305)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/terry-pratchett/witches-abroad/you-cant-go-around.md)