The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it's just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress.

Susan says, don't get afraid, get angry.

I think it's IMPOSSIBLE for anyone famous to come from here, because everyone around here is insane.

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

IT'S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather. "You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing whether to laugh or cry or wet their pants?" YES. NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL BELIEF.

I'd like to walk on the moon (and return).

It was, according to the history books, the fastest coronation since Bubric the Saxon crowned himself with a very pointy crown on a hill during a thunderstorm, and reigned for one and a half seconds.