Currently, it was leading him through a neighborhood that was on the downside of whatever curve you hoped you'd bought your property on the upside of. Graffiti and garbage were everywhere here. They were everywhere in the city, if it came to that, but elsewhere the garbage was better quality, and the graffiti was close to being correctly spelled. The whole area was waiting for something to happen, like a really bad fire.
Terry PratchettAround it are those countries which, according to History, constitute the civilised world ie, a world that can support historians
Terry PratchettIt is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someoneโs mouth before the speaker has the chance to stop them.
Terry Pratchett