Building a temple didn't mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture.

It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had done all it could, but you were still alive.

It was sad, like those businessmen who came to work in serious clothes but wore colorful ties in a mad, desperate attempt to show there was a free spirit in there somewhere.

I'd go for "really great writer." Although I don't think I am. I know I have a style which is recognizable. I think you can see Terry Pratchett in every book. I like doing it. I was once a journalist. And I think of myself as a journalist, and that's it.

Mere animals couldn’t possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human being to be really stupid.

The students were staring at her in the manner of those who have heard of the species 'female' but have never expected to get this close to one.

Incidentally, it's best not to argue with the nursing staff. I find the best course of action is to throw some chocolates in one direction and hurry off in the other while their attention is distracted.