An author writes a book, and that's the book at that point. And if the author writes the book again, then somehow something has gone wrong, if you see what I mean.

You know I've never agreed with baths. Sittin' around in your own dirt like that.

Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP.

People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.

"There's a door," he whispered. "Where does it go?" "It stays where it is, I think," said Rincewind.

The price of being the best is having to be the best.

I've never really liked the Yanks. ... You can't trust people who pick up the ball all the time when they play football.