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There was not a lot that could be done to make Morpork a worse place. A direct hit by a meteorite, for example, would count as gentrification.
When you die, the first thing you lose is your life. The next thing is your illusions.
People needed to believe in gods, if only because it was so hard to believe in people.
You scrimped and saved to send them to the best schools, and then they went and paid you back by getting educated.
Dil was realizing that there are few things that so shake belief as seeing, clearly and precisely, the object of that belief. Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn’t believing. It’s where belief stops, because it isn’t needed anymore.
The Ephebians made wine out of anything they could put in a bucket, and ate anything that couldn’t climb out of one.
you can learn a lot by not listening to what he has to say. You can go a long way with incompetent advisers.
knew the two of you would get along like a house on fire.” Screams, flames, people running for safety . . .
still. Right at this moment, he didn’t want any answers. Answers implied questions, and questions never got anyone anywhere. Questions only spoiled things.
The role of listeners has never been fully appreciated. However, it is well known that most people don’t listen. They use the time when someone else is speaking to think of what they’re going to say next.
