Don't you *ever* let go?" "I haven't yet." "Why?" "I suppose... because in this world, after everyone panics, there's always got to be someone to tip the wee out of the shoe.
Terry PratchettAsking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble.
Terry PratchettWhat kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
Terry PratchettMaybe the best comics are written by people who really are at ease in the comic world.
Terry PratchettThere's some things that you wouldn't tackle in a children's book because it would be beyond, not the mental capabilities, but the experience of someone under the age of say ten or eleven to encompass. But that field is smaller than you might think. They can easily cope with death and things like that; they know about it and it's a subject that often preoccupies them.
Terry Pratchett