It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing.

It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimers, and the other was knowing I had Alzheimers.

The sign, which says: "Do not, under any circumstances, open this door!" - Of course, I've read it. Why do you think I want it opened?.. To see why they wanted it shut, of course. This exchange contains almost all you need to know about human civilization. At least, those bits of it that are now under the sea, fenced off or still smoking.

It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence.

Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.

It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing.

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