Never cross a woman with a star on a stick, young lady. They've got a mean streak.

Rincewind had always been happy to think of himself as a racist. The One Hundred Meters, the Mile, the Marathon -- he'd run them all.

...the little man's total obliviousness to all forms of danger somehow made danger so discouraged that it gave up and went away.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.

The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.

He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.

She heard him mutter, 'Can you take away this grief?' 'I'm sorry,' she replied. 'Everyone asks me. And I would not do so even if I knew how. It belongs to you. Only time and tears take away grief; that is what they are for.