I'm referred to, I see, as 'the biggest banker in modern publishing'. Now there's a line that needed the celebrated Guardian proof-reading.

Open your eyes and then open your eyes again.

The people of Ankh-Morpork had a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to entertainment, and while they were looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy to settle instead for seeing someone being baked alive in his own armour. You didn't get the chance every day to see someone baked alive in their own armour. It would be something for the children to remember.

The sun is simple. A sword is simple. A storm is simple. Behind everything simple is a huge tail of complicated.

Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them.

Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.

The author can always delve into his own personality and find aspects of himself with which he can dress his characters.