I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more than 30 books in the Discworld series, it is the four that were written for children which have won the awards. I've never been quite certain why this is.

This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here.

(About a cookbook...) - What about this one? Maids of Honor? - Weeelll, they starts OUT as Maids of Honor...but they ends up Tarts.

Cake is not the issue here.

A world like that, which exists only because the gods enjoy a joke, must be a place where magic can survive. And sex too, of course.

Granny knew all about bad fortune-telling. It was harder than the real thing. You needed a good imagination.

When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth.