You are in favour of the common people?” said Dragon mildly. The common people?” said Vimes. “They’re nothing special. They’re no different from the rich and powerful except they’ve got no money or power. But the law should be there to balance things up a bit. So I suppose I’ve got to be on their side.

Sometimes, the best answer is a more interesting question.

I just rearrange words into a pleasing order for money.

Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.

What's the good of having mastery over cosmic balance and knowing the secrets of fate if you can't blow something up?

Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.

Chain-mail isn't much defence against an arrow. It certainly isn't when the arrow is being aimed between your eyes.