A Duke couldn't have the arse hanging out of his trousers when meeting foreign diplomats. Actually even plain old Sam Vimes never had the arse hanging out of his trousers, either, but no one would have actually started a war if he had.

Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folk; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle when they tried to think. In a funny sort of way, they were much better at it.

There would be a price... But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?

It is a mistake trying to cheer up camels. You may as well drop meringues into a black hole.

It must be powerful language if you canna make oout what the heel it’s goin’ on aboot!

Mr Lipwig, there's a lady in the hall to see you and we've thanked her for not smoking three times and she's still doing it!

I was just a kid then. But I won't forget. Nor will others. There's lots of people with reason to hate the Church.