Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals

Sam Vimes could parallel process. Most husbands can. They learn to follow their own line of thought while at the same time listening to what their wives say. And the listening is important, because at any time they could be challenged and must be ready to quote the last sentence in full. A vital additional skill is being able to scan the dialogue for telltale phrases such as "and they can deliver it tomorrow" or "so I've invited them for dinner?" or "they can do it in blue, really quite cheaply.

Knowing things is magical, if other people don't know them.

There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.

And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst!

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