I do note with interest that old women in my books become young women on the covers... this is discrimination against the chronologically gifted.

That was the very centre of his genius - he invented things that anyone could have thought of, and men who can invent things that anyone could have thought of are very rare men.

Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.

Fate can be one mean god at times.

I read anything that’s going to be interesting. But you don’t know what it is until you’ve read it. Somewhere in a book on the history of false teeth there’ll be the making of a novel.

The reaper does not listen to the harvest.

Whatever you choose, your choice will mean there are two new worlds. And perhaps sometimes, on the edge of sleep, we will see the shadow of the other world. There will be no unhappy memories.