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It took place in the midnight in the University's Great Hall, in a welter of incense, candlesticks, runic inscriptions and magic circles, none of whic...more

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I get depressed with these fluffy dragons and noble elves. Elves were never noble. They were cruel bastards. And I dislike heroes. You can’t trust the...more

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It's rude to stare," said the troll. Its mouth opened with a little crest of foam, and shut again in exactly the same way that water closes over a sto...more

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The land around Ankh-Morpork is fertile and largely given over to the cabbage fields that help to give the city its distinctive odor.The gray light of...more

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It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.

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The wizards were civilized men of considerable education and culture. When faced with being inadvertently marooned on a desert island they understood ...more

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The sun set, which is everyday magic...

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Fantasy is escapism, but wait... Why is this wrong? What are you escaping from, and where are you escaping to? Is the story opening windows or slammin...more

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You wanted magic, watch". She put her hand into the struggling mass of insects and made a shrill faint piping noise in the back of her throat. There w...more

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And that's what I don't like about magic, Captain. 'cos it's *magic*. You can't ask questions, it's magic. It doesn't explain anything, it's magic. Yo...more

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It's still magic even if you know how it's done.

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She told me that if magic gives people what they want, then not using magic can give them what they need.

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High magic requires a great clarity of thought, you see, and women's talents do not lie in that direction. Their brains tend to overheat.

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Do you know how wizards like to be buried?""Yes!""Well, how?"Granny Weatherwax paused at the bottom of the stairs."Reluctantly.

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Look at it like this, it's not that we're making life, we're simply giving life a place to live.