They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No one ever asks them if they want to. This book is dedicated to those fine men.
Terry PratchettVimes had got around to a Clean Desk policy. It was a Clean Floor strategy that eluded him at the moment.
Terry PratchettVimes stalked gloomily through the crowded streets, feeling like the only pickled onion in a fruit salad.
Terry Pratchett