Gods play games with the fates of men. But first they have to get all the pieces on the board and look all over the place for the dice.

There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; ocassionally, however, there are alternate pasts.

But there was more to it than that. As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats. And the difficult part of it was deciding who the people were, and who were the rats.

I don't think I've ever been critical of the money Douglas Adams makes, especially since, as has been tactfully pointed out, I myself have had to change banks having filled the first one up.

The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.

When much is taken, something is returned.

Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course.