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

We are monkeys. We like to chatter. Chattering doesn't cost us anything.

All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone.

And Sam Vimes thought: Why is Young Sam's nursery full of farmyard animals anyway? Why are his books full of moo-cows and baa-lambs? He is growing up in the city. He will only see them on a plate! They go sizzle!

Just because it's not nice doesn't mean it's not miraculous.

Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It's good for the hygiene of the brain.

The real world was far too real to leave neat little hints. It was full of too many things. It wasn't by eliminating the impossible that you got to the truth, however improbable; it was by the much harder process of eliminating the possibilities.