Terrance Dicks > Quotes

“The Master: The cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about.”
― Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

“No point in being a grown-up if you can't be childish.”
― Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who and the Giant Robot

“The trouble with the scientific approach, thought the Brigadier, was that it left you at the mercy of your scientists.”
― Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion

“The girl's still unconscious. I'm surprised you didn't kill her.'
'These miniature versions have parents. And parents ask questions.”
― Terrance Dicks, Sarah Jane Adventures Invasion Of The Bane

“Not long ago I was leafing through a book on writing and writers. I came across the quotation, 'A writer writes for his own pleasure.'

'Nonsense,' I thought.

Writing is my work. I write for my living—to earn an advance, fulfill a contract and meet a deadline—just as I'm doing now.”
― Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who: Players