They say that the prospect of being hanged in the morning concentrates a man's mind wonderfully; unfortunately, what the mind inevitably concentrates on is that, in the morning, it will be in a body that is going to be hanged.

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

If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize.

Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.

I wish that the people who sing about the deeds of heroes would think about the people who have to clear up after them.

Don't you understand?" snarled Rincewind. "We are going over the Edge, godsdammit!" "Can't we do anything about it?" "No!" "Then I can't see the sense in panicking," said Twoflower calmly.

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