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- Cats don't hunt seals. They would if they knew what they were and where to find them. But they don't, so that's all right.
- Fantasy doesn't have to be fantastic. American writers in particular find this much harder to grasp. You need to have your feet on the ground…
- The most prudent thing any intelligent animal can do, if it would prefer its descendents not to spend a lot of time on a slab…
- The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words…
- Please give us a simple answer, so that we don't have to think, because if we think, we might find answers that don't fit the…
- Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
- I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice…
- I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more than…
- Night poured over the desert. It came suddenly, in purple. In the clear air, the stars drilled down out of the sky, reminding any thoughtful…
- Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves…
- She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that…
- What's a philosopher?' said Brutha. Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head.
- Chances are where you find them
- The truth isn't easily pinned to a page. In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap and much more…
- But you ain't part of it, are you?" said Granny conversationally. "You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite…
- The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around…
- You do know you could find yourself charged with being a dominant species while under the influence of impulse-driven consumerism, don't you?
- I commend my soul to any god that can find it.
- As far as Death was aware, the sole reason for any human association with pigs and lambs was as a prelude to chops and sausages.…
- Preston, I don't think this creature could ever find its way into your head. Quite apart from anything else, it seems pretty crowded and complicated…
- Wizards don't believe in gods in the same way that most people don't find it necessary to believe in, say, tables. They know they're there,…
- I would like permission to fetch a note from my mother, sir' Ridcully sighed. 'Rincewind, you once informed me, to my everlasting puzzlement, that you…
- Incidentally, it's best not to argue with the nursing staff. I find the best course of action is to throw some chocolates in one direction…
- Well, the traveling teachers do come through every few months," said the Baron. "Yes, sir, I know, sir, and they're useless, sir. They teach facts,…
- Ye know full well that the meaning of life is to find your gift. To find your gift is happiness. Never tae find it is…
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