Either the gods are there whether you believe or not, or exist only as a function of the belief, so either way you might as well ignore the whole business...
The disc's greatest lovers were undoubtedly Mellius and Gretelina, whose pure, passionate and soul-searing affair would have scorched the pages of History if they had not, because of some unexplained...
What people mean to do and what is done are two different things
You didn't have to know Pilu for long to see that he floated through life like a coconut on the ocean. He always bobbed up. There was some sort of natural spring of cheerfulness that bubbled to the su...
You could say to the universe, this is not fair. And the universe would say: Oh, isn´t it? Sorry.You could save people. You could get there in the nick of time. And something could snap its fingers an...
You are very clever, said the old man shyly. I would like to eat your brains, one day.
YOU TRIED TO WARN HIM, he said, removing Binky’s nose-bag.Yes, sir. Sorry.YOU CANNOT INTERFERE WITH FATE. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE WHO SHOULD LIVE AND WHO SHOULD DIE?Death watched Mort’s expression carefu...
It was a sound as soft as the first drop of rain on a century of dust.
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...
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, STAYS HAPPENED.What kind of philosophy is that?THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS.
Do not seek perfection. None exists. All we can do is strive.
Crivens!’‘Oh no, not them,’ said the Queen, throwing up her hands.It wasn’t just the Nac Mac Feegles, but also Wentworth, a strong smell of seaweed, a lot of water and a dead shark. They appeared in m...
Believe it. That was the way. Never stop believing. Fool the eye, fool the brain.
Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.
And these are your reasons, my lord?Do you think I have others? said Lord Vetinari. My motives, as ever, are entirely transparent.Hughnon reflected that 'entirely transparent' meant either that you co...
And then Jack chopped down what was the world's last beanstalk, adding murder and ecological terrorism to the theft, enticement, and trespass charges already mentioned, and all the giant's children di...
A weapon you held and didn't know how to use belonged to your enemy.
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
A city like Ankh-Morpork was only two meals away from chaos at the best of times.
Rational thoughts made out of insane components.