I can't be talking to a tree. If I was talking to a tree I'd be mad, and I'm not mad, so trees can't talk.

Thinking. This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you.

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

Vimes had got around to a Clean Desk policy. It was a Clean Floor strategy that eluded him at the moment.

Most modern fantasy just rearranges the furniture in Tolkien's attic.

If the government ever imposes a tax on books - and I wouldn't put it past them - I'm in dead trouble.

I'd like to stand up for the rights of people who put everything on their burger - chutney, mustard, pickle, mustard pickle, tomato sauce... It is common knowledge in my family that I can't tell the difference between a veggie burger and a meat one, because the ratio of burger to pickles is so high.