It was raining in the small, mountainous country of Llamedos. It was always raining in Llamedos. Rain was the country's main export. It had rain mines.

There's no point in killing an opponent... There's no triumph over a corpse, but a beaten opponent, who will remain beaten every day of the remainder of their sad and wretched life, is something to treasure.

Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government.

The people of Ankh-Morpork had a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to entertainment, and while they were looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy to settle instead for seeing someone being baked alive in his own armour. You didn't get the chance every day to see someone baked alive in their own armour. It would be something for the children to remember.

When you're all singing together, it brings things together. I know the songs that my grandfather and my father sang.

There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

… you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong.