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“Besides…where Rincewind went’ – he lowered his voice – ‘trouble followed behind.’ Ridcully noticed that the wizards drew a little closer together. ‘Sounds all right to me,’ he said. ‘Best place for trouble, behind.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“Poetry contains almost all you need to know about life.”

Knows Needs Ridcully

Author:Josephine Hart

“The sign, which says: "Do not, under any circumstances, open this door!" - Of course, I've read it. Why do you think I want it opened?.. To see why they wanted it shut, of course. This exchange contains almost all you need to know about human civilization. At least, those bits of it that are now under the sea, fenced off or still smoking.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”

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Book:Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20)

Source: Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20)

“Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of someone who was annoyed by it.”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“Ridcully was to management what King Herod was to the Bethlehem Playgroup Association.”

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Book:The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel

Source: The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel

“I would like permission to fetch a note from my mother, sir' Ridcully sighed. 'Rincewind, you once informed me, to my everlasting puzzlement, that you never knew your mother because she ran away before you were born. Distinctly remember writing it down in my diary. Would you like another try?' 'Permission to go and find my mother?'”

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Author:Terry Pratchett

“Technically, the city of Ankh-Morpork is a Tyranny, which is not always the same thing as a monarchy, and in fact even the post of Tyrant has been somewhat redefined by the incumbent, Lord Vetinari, as the only form of democracy that works. Everyone is entitled to vote, unless disqualified by reason of age or not being Lord Vetinari.”

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Book:Unseen Academicals

Source: Unseen Academicals