Of course, Ankh-Morpork's citizens had always claimed that the river water was incredibly pure. Any water that had passed through so many kidneys, they reasoned, had to be very pure indeed.

Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.

Nanny Ogg never did any housework herself, but she was the cause of housework in other people.

The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.

This time it had been magic. And it didn't stop being magic just because you found out how it was done.

Sometimes I feel that the world is made up of sensible people who know the plot and bloody idiots who don't.

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