Steal five dollars and you're a common thief. Steal thousands and you're either the government or a hero.

The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.

That's the Ankh-Morpork instinct, Vimes thought. Run away, and then stop and see if anything interesting is going to happen to other people.

This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool.

First Thoughts are the everyday thoughts. Everyone has those. Second Thoughts are the thoughts you think about the way you think. People who enjoy thinking have those. Third Thoughts are thoughts that watch the world and think all by themselves. They’re rare, and often troublesome. Listening to them is part of witchcraft.

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty and bloody-mindedness.

I mean, I wouldn't pay more than a couple of quid to see me, and I'm me.