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‘There’s no greys, only white that’s got grubby. I’m ...

2026-08-11T16:25:02Z

‘There’s no greys, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.’
‘It’s a lot more complicated than that -’
‘No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.’ (Carpe Jugulum)

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Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No ...

2026-07-28T22:25:03Z

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

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‘Down there,’ he said, ‘are people who will follow any ...

2026-07-18T04:25:30Z

‘Down there,’ he said, ‘are people who will follow any dragon, worship any god, ignore any iniquity. All out of a kind of humdrum, everyday badness. Not the really high, creative loathsomeness of the great sinners, but a sort of mass-produced darkness of the soul. Sin, you might say, without a trace of originality. They accept evil not because they say yes, but because they don’t say no.’
(Guards Guards)

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The people who really run organisations are usually found several ...

2026-07-12T04:25:03Z

The people who really run organisations are usually found several levels down, where it’s still possible to get things done. (Small Gods)

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“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this ...

2026-07-05T04:25:16Z

“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?”
Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
(Sourcery)

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“Anyway, if you stop tellin’ people it’s all sorted out ...

2026-05-26T04:25:04Z

“Anyway, if you stop tellin’ people it’s all sorted out afer they’re dead, they might try sorting it all out while they’re alive. ”
(Good Omens)

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“Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.” (Snuff) ...

2026-04-10T16:25:03Z

“Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.”
(Snuff)

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‘Oh, well, if you prefer, I can recognize handwriting,’ said ...

2026-02-13T17:25:05Z

‘Oh, well, if you prefer, I can recognize handwriting,’ said the imp proudly. ‘I’m quite advanced.’
Vimes pulled out his notebook and held it up. ‘Like this?’ he said.
The imp squinted for a moment. ‘Yep,’ it said. ‘That’s handwriting, sure enough. Curly bits, spiky bits, all joined together. Yep. Handwriting. I’d recognize it anywhere.’ (Feet of Clay)

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People who would not believe a High Priest if he said the sky was ...

2026-01-28T05:25:05Z

People who would not believe a High Priest if he said the sky was blue, and was able to produce signed affidavits to this effect from his white-haired old mother and three Vestal virgins, would trust just about anything whispered darkly behind their hand by a complete stranger in a pub. (Maskerade)

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Not for the first time she reflected that there were many ...

2026-01-16T17:25:03Z

Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn’t take you seriously until you’d actually killed them, by which time it didn’t really matter anyway.
(The Light Fantastic)

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… all books, everywhere, affect all other books. This is ...

2026-01-15T17:25:03Z

… all books, everywhere, affect all other books. This is obvious: books inspire other books written in the future, and cite books written in the past. But the General Theory of L-Space suggests that, in that case, the contents of books as yet unwritten can be deduced from books now in existence. (Lords and Ladies)

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His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools - the ...

2025-12-26T17:25:05Z

His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools - the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans - and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, ‘You can’t trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there’s nothing you can do about it, so let’s have a drink.’ (Small Gods)

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‘Yes, but humans are more important than animals,’ said ...

2025-10-25T22:25:02Z

‘Yes, but humans are more important than animals,’ said Brutha.
‘This is a point of view often expressed by humans,’ said Om. (Small Gods)

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‘Do you think there’s anything to eat in this forest?’ ...

2025-10-20T22:25:04Z

‘Do you think there’s anything to eat in this forest?’
‘Yes,’ said the wizard bitterly, ‘us’.
(The Light Fantastic)

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Albert grunted. ‘Do you know what happens to lads who ask too ...

2025-03-08T20:00:02Z

Albert grunted. ‘Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?’
Mort thought for a moment.
‘No,’ he said eventually, ‘what?’
There was silence.
Then Albert straightened up and said, ‘Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve ‘em right.’
(Mort)

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“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.” (Lords ...

2025-03-08T18:00:04Z

“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
(Lords and Ladies)

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