Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3)

by Terry Pratchett

“So sometimes it’s an easy answer. But sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes we don’t even know if it was the right question.”

“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’s gone very quiet downstairs, Fred,” he said. “Plotting don’t make a lot of noise, sir, generally.”

Part of her said: Someone has to be very complex indeed to be as simple as Carrot.

Only crimes could take place in darkness. Punishment had to be done in the light. That was the job of a good Watchman, Carrot always said. To light a candle in the dark.

“You Say To People ‘Throw Off Your Chains’ And They Make New Chains For Themselves?”