I found while driving in Wyoming that wearing a stetson and driving a beat-up pickup meant you could go as fast as you like, while the police picked up Californian winnebagos that went one mph over 55. After all, they wanted to bring money into the state, not merely circulate it.

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

Granny Weatherwax was not a good loser. From her point of view, losing was something that happened to other people.

Where's the pleasure in bein' the winner if the loser ain't alive to know they've lost?

Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.

I'd go for "really great writer." Although I don't think I am. I know I have a style which is recognizable. I think you can see Terry Pratchett in every book. I like doing it. I was once a journalist. And I think of myself as a journalist, and that's it.

The price of being the best is having to be the best.