You can’t say ‘if this didn’t happen then that would have happened’ because you don’t know everything that might have happened. You might think something’d be good, but for all you know it could have turned out horrible. You can’t say ‘If only I’d…’ because you could be wishing for anything. The point is, you’ll never know. You’ve gone past. So there’s no use thinking about it.

You were safe on a troll. Anyone wanting to mug a troll would have to use a building on a stick.

The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you’ve got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You’ve got to stop. You haven’t really been anywhere until you’ve got back home.

We've strayed into a zone with a high magical index,' he said. 'Don't ask me how. Once upon a time a really powerful magic field must have been generated here, and we're feeling the after-effects.' Precisely,' said a passing bush.

Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things.

At least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe.

Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling 'banana', but didn't know how you stopped.