Putting up a statue to someone who tried to stop a war is not very, um, statuesque. Of course, if you had butchered five hundred of your own men out of arrogant carelessness, we'd be melting the bronze already.
Terry PratchettโฆWe were born vampires." "I thought you became โ" "โ vampires by being bitten? Dear me, no. Oh, we can turn people into vampires, itโs an easy technique, but what would be the point? When you eatโฆ now what is it you eat? Oh yes, chocolateโฆ you donโt want to turn it into another Agnes Nitt, do you? Less chocolate to go around." He sighed. "Oh dear, superstition, superstition everywhere we turn.
Terry Pratchett