How did you do that?' said Esk.'Ah' said Granny, 'Wouldn't you like to know?''Yes. I would. That's why I asked, Granny,' said Esk, severely.

Esk glared down defiantly. Granny glared up sternly. Their wills clanged like cymbals and the air between them thickened. But 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.

Mr. False! No, don't start grabbing the chickens! Better off farmer with no chickens than a load of chickens with no farmer! Anyway, they'll probably float, or fly, or something!

Anyway, I’m a bit worried about the screw. It was invented to move water along, not move along on water.’ ‘You mean it’s confused?’ said Simony. ‘Screwed up,’ said Didactylos happily.

A dwarf can go hundreds of miles with a cake like this in his pack,' Carrot went on.'I bet he can,' said Colon gloomily. 'I bet all the time he'd be thinking, "Bloody hell, I hope I can find something else to eat soon, otherwise it's the bloody cake again.

He'd said to Vimes once, in this very room, standing at this very window: They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today.

It was the kind of storm that suggests the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic.

Hey you scummers, we got a cheap lawyer and we're no' afraid tae use him!" Rob Anybody.

You see a wile, you thwart. Am I right?