...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.

And all the stories had, somewhere, the witch. The wicked old witch. And Tiffany had thought: Where's the evidence?

He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity.

Granny Weatherwax was firmly against fiction. Life was hard enough without lies floating around and changing the way people thought.

What is magic? There is the wizard's explanation... wizards talk about candles, circles, planets, stars, bananas, chants, runes and the importance of having at least four good meals every day.

He helped the Librarian up. There was a red glow in the ape's eyes. It had tried to steal his books. This was probably the best proof any wizard could require that the trolleys were brainless.

It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone.