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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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A witch who is bored might do ANYTHING.People said things like 'we had to make our own amusements in those days' as if this signified some kind of mor...more

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If you really want to upset a witch, do her a favor which she has no means of repaying. The unfulfilled obligation will nag at her like a hangnail.

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Verence would rather cut his own leg off than put a witch in prison, since it'd save trouble in the long run and probably be less painful.

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Walking purposefully, in the knowledge that no one with their sleeves rolled up who walks purposefully with a piece of paper held conspicuously in the...more

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I don’t know what to do,” he said. “No harm in that. I’ve never known what to do,” said Rincewind with hollow cheerfulness. “Been completely at a loss...more

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I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

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Tiffany found her mind filling up with an invisible gray mist, and in that thought there was nothing but grief. She could feel herself trying to push ...more

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For a witch stands on the very edge of everything, between the light and the dark, between life and death, making choices, making decisions so that ot...more

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Witches are naturally nosy,” said Miss Tick, standing up. “Well, I must go. I hope we shall meet again. I will give you some free advice, though.”“Wil...more

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And people think she killed him?" said Miss Tick. She sighed. "They probably think she cooked him in the oven, or somet

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Gossiping's part of witchcraft,' said Tiffany. 'They're checking to see if they've gone batty yet.

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A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most ...more

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You couldn't escape the pointy hat, though. There was nothing magical about a pointy hat except that it said that the woman underneath it was a witch....more