If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.

History, contrary to popular theories, is kings and dates and battles.

It's either because of the number of times the scholar puts the boot into Peter Jackson the director of The Lord of the Rings films or is making a point they have never heard of.

I grow as many of our vegetables as I can, because my granddad was a professional gardener, and it's in the blood.

Vimes had got around to a Clean Desk policy. It was a Clean Floor strategy that eluded him at the moment.

William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir." Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.

Sometimes, the best answer is a more interesting question.