And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman's eye.
Terry PratchettThem as can do has to do for them as can't. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.
Terry PratchettUsing a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of someone who was annoyed by it.
Terry PratchettYou canโt say โif this didnโt happen then that would have happenedโ because you donโt know everything that might have happened. You might think somethingโd be good, but for all you know it could have turned out horrible. You canโt say โIf only Iโdโฆโ because you could be wishing for anything. The point is, youโll never know. Youโve gone past. So thereโs no use thinking about it.
Terry Pratchett