It was the heart of any scam or fiddle -- keep the punter uncertain, or, if he is certain, make him certain of the wrong thing.
Terry PratchettWhatโs this here,โ he said suspiciously, โabout us got to give you faggots?โ Oh, we have to have them,โ said Newt, โWe burn them.โ Say what?โ We burn them.โ The guardโs face broadened into a grin. And theyโd told him England was soft. โRight on!โ he said
Terry PratchettOne of the recurring philosophical questions is: 'Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear?' Which says something about the nature of philosophers , because there is always someone in a forest. It may only be a badger, wondering what that cracking noise was, or a squirrel a bit puzzled by all the scenery going upwards, but someone.
Terry PratchettBill Door was impressed. Miss Flitworth could actually give the word "revenue", which had two vowels and one diphthong, all the peremptoriness of the word "scum.
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