He only drinks when he gets depressed,' said Carrot. 'Why does he get depressed?' 'Sometimes it's because he hasn't had a drink.
Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time.
Adventure! People talked about the idea as if it were something worthwhile, rather than a mess of bad food, no sleep and strange people inexplicably trying to stick pointed objects in bits of you.
I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.
In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature s...
You’d better tell me what you know, toad, said Tiffany. Miss Tick isn’t here. I am.Another world is colliding with this one, said the toad. There. Happy now? That’s what Miss Tick thinks. But it’s hap...
You can't be loony and rich. You've got to be eccentric if you're rich.
Yes, sir, but the Librarian likes bananas, sir.Very nourishin' fruit, Mr Stibbons.Yes, sir. Although, funnily enough it's not actually a fruit, sir.Really?Yes, sir. Botanically, it's a type of fish, s...
Words have power, you understand? It is in the nature of our universe. Our library itself distorts time and space on quite a grand scale. Well, when the Post Office started accumulating letters, it wa...
Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.
Who shall I shoot? You choose. Now, listen very carefully: where's your coffee? You've got coffee, haven't you? C'mon, everyone's got coffee! Spill the beans!
Well, basically, there are two sorts of opera, said Nanny, who also had the true witch's ability to be confidently expert on the basis of no experience whatsoever.
We cannae just rush in, ye ken.Point o' order, Big Man. Ye just rush in. We just rush in.Aye, Big Yan, point well made. But ye gotta know ye're just gonna rush in. Ye cannae just rush in . It looks...
WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEART OF MEN?The Death of Rats looked up from the feast of the potato. SQUEAK, he said.Death waved a hand dismissively. WELL, YES, OBVIOUSLY ME, he said. I JUST WONDER...
This book was written using 100% recycled words.
There's no educating a smart boy.
There was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.
There was a wicked ole witch once called Black Aliss. She was an unholy terror. There's never been one worse or more powerful. Until now. Because I could spit in her eye and steal her teeth, see. Beca...
Then Carrot said, It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness, captain. That's what they say.What? Vimes' sudden rage was like a thunderclap. Who says that? When has that ever been true? It'...
The three thieves looked around. As their eyes grew accustomed to the gloom, they received a general impression of armourality, with strong overtones of helmetness.