Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'

Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.

I don’t see why it matters what is written. Not when it’s about people. It can always be crossed out.

Sergeant Colon of the Ankh-Morpork City Guard was on duty. He was guarding the Brass Bridge, the main link between Ankh and Morpork. From theft. When it came to crime prevention, Sergeant Colon found it safest to think big.

No. Men should die for lies. But the truth is too precious to die for.

His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.

It's always surprising to be reminded that while you're watching and thinking about people, all knowing and superior, they're watching and thinking about you, right back at you.