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.

The most important thing was that time had passed, pouring thousands of soothing seconds across the island. People need time to deal with the now before it runs away and becomes the then.

Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.

She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time she looked in the mirror she did indeed see a fat person.

Once you have your character sitting right there in your head, all you really need to do is wind them up, put them down, and simply write down what they do, say, or think.

The English were notoriously unenthusiastic about burning witches. I suppose ours were too soggy.

"There's a door," he whispered. "Where does it go?" "It stays where it is, I think," said Rincewind.