One day all of us will die but - and this is the important thing - we are not dead yet.

Noble dragons don't have friends. The nearest they can get to the idea is an enemy who is still alive.

Progress just means bad things happen faster.

There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write.

The jurisdiction of a good man extends to the end of the world.

The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you’ve got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You’ve got to stop. You haven’t really been anywhere until you’ve got back home.

Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?" Mort thought for a moment. "No," he said eventually, "what?" There was silence. Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right.