They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

YOU SEE, YOU ARE HAVING A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE, WHICH INESCAPABLY MEANS THAT I MUST HAVE A NEAR-VIMES EXPERIENCE. DON’T MIND ME. CARRY ON WITH WHATEVER YOU WERE DOING. I HAVE A BOOK. -Death

The first draft is a story your telling yourself

-And that makes it alright? Didn't God say, "Thou shalt not kill"?-Yes, but after that it got complicated.

The Human mind has a remarkable ability to heal. So have the trollish and dwarfish minds. Susan looked at them in frank amazement. They'd all seen a horse stand on the air. And now they had clearly pushed it somewhere in their memories and broken of the key in the lock

Ankh-Morpork jest tak pełne życia, jak dojrzewający ser w upalny dzień, głośne jak klątwa w katedrze, jaskrawe jak plama oleju, barwne jak siniak i szumiące od działalności, interesów, ruchu i czystej, rozbuchanej aktywności niczym zdechły pies na kopcu termitów.

What is a university for if it isn't to tell you that everything you think you know is wrong?

But do we teach? As such?" "Of course, if no alternative presents itself," said the Dean. "We show 'em where the library is, give 'em a few chats and graduate the survivors.

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.