As we all know, the Discworld is a flat planet - like a geological pizza, but without the anchovies.

Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying.

No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True Atheist Thinks Of The Gods Constantly, Albeit In Terms of Denial. Therefore, Atheism Is A Form Of Belief. If The Atheist Truly Did Not Believe, He Or She Would Not Bother To Deny.

It must be hard for humans, forever floundering through inconvenient geography. Humans are always lost. It's a basic characteristic. It explains a lot about them.

Gods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.

Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.

It was amazing how many friends you could make by being bad at things, provided you were bad enough to be funny.