And these are your reasons, my lord?" "Do you think I have others?" said Lord Vetinari. "My motives, as ever, are entirely transparent." Hughnon reflected that 'entirely transparent' meant either that you could see right through them or that you couldn't see them at all.

There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts.

I tell you, commander, it's true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they're doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.

He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity.

Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.

When people say "clearly" something that means there's a huge crack in their argument and they know things aren't clear at all.

The Kraken stirs. And ten billion sushi dinners cry out for vengeance.