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“For some reason Lady Sybil, keen of eye in every other respect, persisted in thinking of Corporal Nobbs as a cheeky, lovable rascal. It had always puzzled Sam Vimes. It must be the attraction of opposites. The Ramkins were more highly bred than a hilltop bakery, whereas Corporal Nobbs had been disqualified from the human race for shoving.”
― Men at Arms
― Men at Arms
“I appear… to be losing a lot of blood,” said Lord Vetinari.
“Who would have thought you had it in you,” said Vimes, with the frankness of those probably about to die.”
― Men at Arms
“Who would have thought you had it in you,” said Vimes, with the frankness of those probably about to die.”
― Men at Arms
“Vetinari,” said Mr. Potts of the Bakers’ Guild. “He does have all street-theater players and mime artists thrown into the scorpion pit,” said Mr. Boggis of the Thieves’ Guild. “True. But let’s not forget that he has his bad points too. The man is capricious.”
― Feet of Clay
― Feet of Clay
“He could lead armies, Angua thought. He really could. Some people have inspired whole countries to great deeds because of the power of their vision. And so could he. Not because he dreams about marching hordes, or world domination, or an empire of a thousand years. Just because he thinks that everyone’s really decent underneath and would get along just fine if only they made the effort, and he believes that so strongly it burns like a flame which is bigger than he is. He’s got a dream and we’re all part of it, so that it shapes the world around him. And the weird thing is that no one wants to disappoint him. It’d be like kicking the biggest puppy in the universe. It’s a kind of magic.”
― Men at Arms
― Men at Arms
“The idiot actually leaned in. “I said, do you know who the fuck I am?” Henry peered at him and actually looked concerned. “Do you not know who you are?”
― Land of Wolves
― Land of Wolves
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