Words are the litmus paper of the mind.

He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.

Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?

We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.

I think that sick people in Ankh-Morpork generally go to a vet. It's generally a better bet. There's more pressure on a vet to get it right. People say "it was god's will" when granny dies, but they get angry when they lose a cow.

Lessee...he'd gone off after the funeral and gotten drunk. No, not drunk, another word, ended with "er." Drunker. that was it.

The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?