Sometimes I think a man could wander across the disc all his life and not see everything there is to see,' said Twoflower. 'And now it seems there are lots of other worlds as well. When I think I might die without seeing a hundredth of all there is to see it makes me feel,' he paused, then added, 'well, humble, I suppose. And very angry, of course.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards because a refusal often offends, I read somewhere.

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

You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look.

When you break rules, break 'em good and hard

If anyone wants one my advise is to go where the orthodox Jews shop, because when it comes to a big black fedora, the guys with ringlets and long black coats definitely know a stylish hat when they see one. You want to get it home and use a hot steaming kettle, and bob's your uncle - you have a hat with all the right curves!

We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.