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Cats do not hunt seals. They would hunt them if they knew what seals and where to find them. But they do not know, so it's okay.

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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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Mind you,” said Ponder, “the universe does have a rhythm. Day and night, light and dark, life and death—” “Chicken soup and croutons,” said Ridcully. ...more

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NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY

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There are things so horrible that even the dark is afraid of them. Most people don't know this and this is just as well because the world could not re...more

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That’s why we all hate ’em, he thought. Those expressionless eyes watch us, those big faces turn to follow us, and doesn’t it just look as if they’re ...more

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These were dangerous thoughts, he knew. They were the kind that crept up on a Watchman when the chase was over and it was just you and him, facing one...more

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Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.”“Sir?”“It seems that you have managed to retain this ev...more

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People said that there was one law for the rich and one law for the poor, but it wasn't true. There was no law for those who made the law, and no law ...more

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That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart.

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There was no safety. There was no pride. All there was, was money. Everything became money, and money became everything. Money treated us as if we wer...more

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It's supposed to be jolly, with mistletoe and holly... and other things ending in olly.

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At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerous and powerful. And we feel it...more

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I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.

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You're not going to tell me they built fifty-foot-high killer golems, are you?""Only a man would think of that.It's our job," said Moist. "If you don'...more