The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret. [Fred. Free.]

Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because - what with trolls and dwarfs and so on - speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green.

Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant ‘idiot.

He's probably their battle poet, too." "You mean he makes up heroic songs about famous battles?" "No, no. He recites poems that frighten the enemy....When a well-trained gonnagle starts to recite, the enemy's ears explode.

Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.

The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort.

There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can't take it any more.