Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.

Sometimes the truth is arrived at by adding all the little lies together and deducting them from the totality of what is known.

This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here.

What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,' recited Detritus, saluting.

Om rubed his head. This wasn't god-like thinking. It seemed simpler when you were up here. It was all a game. You forgot that it wasn't a game down there. People died. Bits got chopped off. We're like eagles up here, he thought. Sometimes we show tortoise how to fly. Then we let go.

The Kappamaki, a whaling research ship, was currently researching the question: How many whales can you catch in one week?

Ponder just let it happen. It's because their minds are so often involved with deep and problematic matters, he told himself, that their mouths are allowed to wander around making a nuisance of themselves.