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

But the helmet had gold decoration, and the bespoke armorers had made a new gleaming breastplate with useless gold ornamentation on it. Sam Vimes felt like a class traitor every time he wore it. He hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armor. It was gilt by association.

There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write.

Most people who have found that they are more intelligent than most around them, have yet to learn that one of the most intelligent things they can do is prevent said people ever finding this out.

People don't like to say Horror so they say Dark Fantasy because that's Horror wearing a collar and tie.

Words are the litmus paper of the minds. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word "commence" in cold blood, go somewhere else very quickly. But if they say "Enter", don't stop to pack.

Juliet's version of cleanliness was next to godliness, which was to say it was erratic, past all understanding and was seldom seen.