Cats don't hunt seals. They would if they knew what they were and where to find them. But they don't, so that's all right.

Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

And when the Patrician was unhappy, he became very democratic. He found intricate and painful ways of spreading that unhappiness as far as possible.

Vimes stalked gloomily through the crowded streets, feeling like the only pickled onion in a fruit salad.

It is a mistake trying to cheer up camels. You may as well drop meringues into a black hole.

Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time.

I believe in reincarnation,” [Bjorn] said. I KNOW. “I tried to live a good life. Does that help?” THAT’S NOT UP TO ME. Death coughed. OF COURSE... SINCE YOU BELIEVE IN REINCARNATION... YOU’LL BE BJORN AGAIN.