I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset 'cos they act like people.
I THINK PERHAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE’S WHOLE LIVES DO PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED LIVING. WOULD YOU LIKE A PRAWN?
Horses, Death felt, shouldn’t grin. Any horse that was grinning was planning something.
His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you...
He was certain he was anorectic, because every time he looked in a mirror he saw a fat man. It was the Archchancellor, standing behind him and shouting at him.
He stared at his feet. I’m still very ignorant, he said, but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.
He removed his hat, something a wizard doesn't ordinarily do unless he's about to pull something out of it, and handed it to the Bursar. Then he tore a thin strip off the bottom of his robe, held it d...
Granny’s implicit belief that everything should get out of her way extended to other witches, very tall trees and, on occasion, mountains.
Good or bad, do it as you. Too many lies and there's no truth to go back to.
Fair? said the Sea Queen. She moved forward. Om felt her all around him.There’s no such thing, she said. Life’s like a beach. And then you die.
Every organization needs at least one person who knows what's going on, and why it's happening, and who's doing it.
Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.
Don't be ridiculous, man, said Ridcully, there's no such thing as dwarf smuggling.Yeah? Then what's that you've got there?I'm a giant, said Casanunda.Giants are a lot bigger.I've been ill.
Do you need an excuse to have a war? I mean, who for? Can't you just say You got lots of cash and land, but I've got a big sword, so divvy up right now, chop chop.
Did she help people? Miss Level added.......She made them help one another, she said. She made them help themselves.......Miss Level sighed. Not many of us are that good, she said.
Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.
DO I DETECT A NOTE OF UNSEASONAL GRUMPINESS? said Death. NO SUGAR PIGGYWIGGY FOR YOU, ALBERT.
Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.
Character assassination. What a wonderful idea. Ordinary assassination only works once, but this one works every day.
Cats will amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes up with a tin opener that can be operated with a paw.