He was, he would be the first to admit, a coward, an incompetent, and not even very good at being a failure.

There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts.

I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.

When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.

The universe was bad enough without people poking it.

I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice of English humour - that amiable, fairly liberal, laconic voice which you find in something like 'Three Men in a Boat.'

This is where the gods play games with the lives of men, on a board which is at one and the same time a simple playing area and the whole world. And Fate always wins.