Ivar Andreas

“Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.”
― Italo Calvino

“Measurements is your saving grace if you want to raise steam.”
― Terry Pratchett, Raising Steam