Memory can play tricks after the first ten thousand years ... (LH)
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Like many professionally religious people - and they were pretty professional, being gods - they tended towards unease in the presence of the unashamedly spiritual. (LH)
'We've always been ready to die,' said Caleb the Ripper.
'That's why we've lived such a long time,' said Boy Willie. (LH) '... you know that religion that thinks that whirling around in circles is a form of prayer?'
'Oh, yes. The Hurtling Whirlers of Klatch.' 'Mine is like that, only we go more in ... straight lines. Yes. That's it. Speed is a sacrament.' 'You believe it gives you some sort of eternal life?' 'Not eternal, as such. More ... well, just more really. More life.' (LH) 'If they were very intelligent they would not be heroes.' (LH)
They landed. It's a short sentence, but contained a lot of incident. (LH)
'Thank you, Archchancellor, but I'm far too busy for you to help me,' he said. (LH)
... creatures that ambushed the Horde did so at the end of their lives. (LH)
'If Cohen was easy to kill, people would have done it a long time ago.' (LH)
'... barbarian heroes generally draw the line at blowing up the world.' He sighed. 'They're usually not civilised enough for that ...' (LH)
'He choked to death on a concubine.'
There was no sound but the hiss of snow in the fire and a number of people thinking fast. 'I think you mean cucumber,' said the bard. 'That's right, cucumber,' said Boy Willie. 'I've never been good at them long words.' 'Very important difference in a salad situation,' said Cohen. (LH) 'I don't think I've become old,' said Boy Willie. 'Not your actual old. Just more aware of where the next lavatory is.' (LH)
'I have no use for people who have learned the limits of the possible.' (LH)
'...the big thing about Cohen is ... he's contagious.'
'You mean like a plague carrier?' 'It's like a mental illness, sir. Or magic. He's as crazy as a stoat, but ... once they've been round him for a while, people start seeing the world the way he does. All big and simple. And they want to be part of it.' (LH) 'Are you a friend of his?'
'Well, we've met a couple of times and he didn't kill me,' said Rincewind. 'That probably counts as a a "yes".' (LH) Oh, I never stop to find out why people are chasing me, sir. I never look behind either. That'd be rather silly, sir.' (LH)
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