He'd never realized that, deep down inside, what he really wanted to do was make things go splat.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
He'd never realized that, deep down inside, what he really wanted to do was make things go splat.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
It is the fate of all banisters worth sliding down that there is something nasty waiting at the far end.
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
"Serve 'em right for not inviting me to their weddings."
Ridcully contemplates the Trousers of Time
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
Yes, and Vimes admits it himself. It is why he sends his younger self away in #Nightwatch. He admits the excuse of "because it is me doing it" is a weak one. He admits that part of what he is doing looks and feels like it is torture even if he thinks it isn't. Spoiler: He's wrong. Threatening torture, and implying torture, are still classed as a form of torture.
A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant