I know that I am a small, weak man, but I have amassed a large library; I dream of dangerous places.

I dare say that quite a few people have contemplated death for reasons that much later seemed to them to be quite minor.

Things have no power that humans don't put there.

The Tezuman priests have a sophisticated calendar and an advanced horology," quoted Rincewind. "Ah," said Eric, "Good." "No," said Rincewind patiently. "It means time measurement." "Oh.

Polly felt questing eyes boring into her. She was embarrassed, of course. But not for the obvious reason. It was for the other one, the little lesson that life sometimes rams home with a stick: you are not the only one watching the world. Other people are people; while you watch them they watch you, and they think about you while you think about them. The world isn’t just about you.

My own books drive themselves. I know roughly where a book is going to end, but essentially the story develops under my fingers. It's just a matter of joining the dots.

"Out of Print" is bookseller speak for "We can't be hedgehogged".