Well, I suppose there’s no place like home, she said. No, said Granny Weatherwax, still looking thoughtful. No. There’s a billion places like home. But only one of ’em’s where you live.
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. There's your heavy opera, where basic...
What can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the Reaper Man?
What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,' recited Detritus, saluting.
What is magic?Then there is the witches' explanation, which comes in two forms, depending on the age of the witch. Older witches hardly put words to it at all, but may suspect in their hearts that the...
What was supposed to be so special about a full moon? It was only a big circle of light. And the dark of the moon was only darkness. But halfway between the two, when the moon was between the worlds o...
What's a philosopher?' said Brutha.Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head.
What’s this here, he said suspiciously, about us got to give you faggots?Oh, we have to have them, said Newt, We burn them.Say what?
When Mr. Aching had worked for the old Baron, they had, as men of the world, reached a sensible arrangement, which was that Mr. Aching would do whatever the Baron asked him to do. Provided the Baron a...
When a human doctor, after much bleeding and cupping, finds that a patient has died out of sheer desperation, he can always say, Dear me, will of the gods, that will be thirty dollars please, and walk...
When much is taken, something is returned.
When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth.
When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.
Where I come from, Annagramma, they have the Sheepdog Trials. Shepherds travel there from all over to show off their dogs. And there're silver crooks and belts with silver buckles and prizes of all ki...
Who'd want a pony when you could have the whole universe? It was far more interesting and you didn't have to muck it out once a week.
Whut's the plan, Rob? said one of them. Okay, lads, this is what we'll do. As soon as we see somethin', we'll attack it. Right?This caused a cheer.Ach, 'tis a good plan, said Daft Wullie.
Why not? If enough people believe, you can be god of anything…
William groaned. It was Vimes. Worse, he was smiling, in a humourless predatory way.Ah, Mr de Worde, he said, stepping inside. There are several thousand dogs stampeding through the city at the moment...
Witches aren’t like that. We live in harmony with the great cycles of Nature, and do no harm to anyone, and it’s wicked of them to say we don’t. We ought to fill their bones with hot lead.
Witches have animals they can talk to, called familiars. Like your toad there.I'm not familiar, said a voice from among the paper flowers. I'm just slightly presumptuous.
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