Madeleine

“The lady in the boardroom was certainly an attractive woman, but since she worked for the Times Moist felt unable to award her total ladylike status. Ladies didn’t fiendishly quote exactly what you said but didn’t exactly mean, or hit you around the ear with unexpectedly difficult questions. Well, come to think of it, they did, quite often, but she got paid for it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Making Money

“The truth has got its boots on,” he said. “It’s going to start kicking.” His eyes narrowed. “I told you to take your hand off that sword!”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth

“Who cares about the bright sunlight path? I'll walk across a single plank bridge until dark.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

“THERE WERE MEETINGS. There were always meetings. And they were dull, which is part of the reason they were meetings. Dull likes company.”
― Terry Pratchett, Making Money