Terry Pratchett Quote

Apologies to all of my LotR or Hobbit fans. I feel that Tolkien will disagree, but this is a very old world take on the fey people.

"Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”

I love Pratchett because he is such a wordsmith. Once again, and always, I wish him recovered.