‘He’s had a near-death experience!’
‘We all have. It’s called “living”,’ said the Archchancellor shortly.
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…Granny had spent a lifetime bending recalcitrant creatures to her bidding and, while Esk was a surprisingly strong opponent, it was obvious that she would give in before the end of the paragraph.…Granny had spent a lifetime bending recalcitrant creatures to her bidding and, while Esk was a surprisingly strong opponent, it was obvious that she would give in before the end of the paragraph.
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Then Mort said, ‘What do all those symbols mean?’‘Sodomy non sapiens,’ said Albert under his breath.‘What does that mean?’‘Means I’m buggered if I know.’ (Mort)Then Mort said, ‘What do all those symbols mean?’
‘Sodomy non sapiens,’ said Albert under his breath.
‘What does that mean?’
‘Means I’m buggered if I know.’
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'I love the idea of giving in without a fight.'I love the idea of giving in without a fight. I've fought for ten years and giving in without a fight is what I've always wanted to do.'
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To the rest of the world he was an enormous tomcat, a parcel of incredible indestructible force in a skin that looked less like a fur than a piece of bread that had been left in a damp place for a fortnight.To the rest of the world he was an enormous tomcat, a parcel of incredible indestructible force in a skin that looked less like a fur than a piece of bread that had been left in a damp place for a fortnight. Strangers often took pity on him because his ears were non-existent and his face looked as though a bear had camped on it.
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‘What’s the good of having mastery over cosmic balance and knowing the secrets of fate if you can’t blow something up?’ (Reaper Man)‘What’s the good of having mastery over cosmic balance and knowing the secrets of fate if you can’t blow something up?’
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Belief is one of the most powerful organic forces in the multiverse.Belief is one of the most powerful organic forces in the multiverse. It may not be able to move mountains, exactly. But it can create someone who can.
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‘You’re being reasonable again!’ snapped Angua.‘You’re being reasonable again!’ snapped Angua. ‘You’re deliberately seeing everyone’s point of view! Can’t you try to be unfair even once?’ (Feet of Clay)
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Ankh-Morpork did not have many hospitals.Ankh-Morpork did not have many hospitals. All the Guilds maintained their own sanitariums, and there were a few public ones run by the odder religious organizations, like the Balancing Monks, but by and large medical assistance was nonexistent and people had to die inefficiently, without the aid of doctors. It was generally thought that the existence of cures encouraged slackness and was in any case probably against Nature’s way.
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“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”
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The tortoise is a ground-living creature.The tortoise is a ground-living creature. It is impossible to live nearer the ground without being under it. Its horizons are a few inches away. It has about as good a turn of speed as you need to hunt down a lettuce. It has survived while the rest of evolution flowed past it by being, on the whole, no threat to anyone and too much trouble to eat. (Small Gods)
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‘Well, it just reeks ambience.’‘Oh.’‘What’s ambience?’ said Swires, sniffing cautiously and wearing the kind of expression that said that he hadn’t done it, whatever it was.‘I think it’s a kind of frog,’ said Rincewind.‘Well, it just reeks ambience.’
‘Oh.’
‘What’s ambience?’ said Swires, sniffing cautiously and wearing the kind of expression that said that he hadn’t done it, whatever it was.
‘I think it’s a kind of frog,’ said Rincewind.
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Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust. (Maskerade)