Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.

It was, according to the history books, the fastest coronation since Bubric the Saxon crowned himself with a very pointy crown on a hill during a thunderstorm, and reigned for one and a half seconds.

Humans need fantasy in order to be human.

I have to write because if I don't get something down then after a while I feel it's going to bang the side of my head off.

Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.

If the government ever imposes a tax on books - and I wouldn't put it past them - I'm in dead trouble.

If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.