In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

The words are easy - most of them have already been invented.

The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.

That's the Ankh-Morpork instinct, Vimes thought. Run away, and then stop and see if anything interesting is going to happen to other people.

Around it are those countries which, according to History, constitute the civilised world ie, a world that can support historians

He was, he would be the first to admit, a coward, an incompetent, and not even very good at being a failure.

Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.