He always says that,' muttered Vimes as the two men hurried down the stairs. 'He knows I don't like being married to a duchess.'
'I thought you and Lady Sybil-'
'Oh, being married to Sybil is fine, fine,' said Vimes hurriedly. 'It's just the duchess bit I don't like.

“He gave Gaspode a long, slow stare, which was like challenging a centipede to a…”

“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my dea…”

“What have I always believed?That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived…”

“There should be a word for that brief period just after waking when the mind is…”