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9cf9a63
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I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people,
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good-and-evil
idealism
politics
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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514e08c
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If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged
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funny
reaper-man
unseen-university
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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a9ed273
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"We can't just drop everything, sir!" "Mister Lipwig. Is there something in the word 'tyrant' you do not understand?"
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tyrant
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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92e4956
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"Oh, that's just Thud! That's easy!" yapped a voice. Both men turned to look at Horsefry, who had been made perky by sheer relief. "I used to play it when I was a kid," he burbled. It's boring. The dwarfs always win!" Gilt and Vetinari shared a look. It said: While I loathe you and every aspect of your personal philosophy to a depth unplummable by any line, I'll credit you at least with not being Crispin Horsefry."
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hate
humorous
going-postal
enemy
loathing
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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a25d915
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Moist waited. Lord Vetinari could outstare a statue and make even a statue start to feel nervous and confess. Moist's counter was a fetching grin, which he knew annoyed Vetinari beyond measure, and there was absolute silence in the Oblong Office while blank stare and cheery grin battled it out for supremacy in some other dimension.
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raising-steam
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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ab9720a
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Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!
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war
jingo
vimes
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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0adc905
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But I did not return until half past four this morning and I distinctly remember stubbing my toe on the stairs. I am as drunk as a skunk, Drumknott, which of course means skunks are just as drunk as I. I must say the term is unfamiliar to me, and I had not thought hitherto of skunks in this context, but Mustrum Ridcully was kind enough to enlighten me.
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idioms
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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f10f02c
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"I have to ask, sir...Why does it have to be done like this?" Vetinari smiled. "Can you keep a secret, Mister Lipwig?" "Oh, yes, sir. I've kept lots." "Capital. And the point is, so can I. You do not need to know."
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secrets
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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9a44529
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It's bad enough barging into Guild property, but we'll get into really serious trouble if we shoot anyone. Lord Vetinari won't stop at sarcasm. He might use' - Colon swallowed - 'irony.
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vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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6cc1c6b
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Mister Lipwig, the world lives between those who say it cannot be done and those who say that it can. And in my experience, those who say that it can be done are usually telling the truth. It's just a matter of thinking creatively.
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vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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dbc5ec4
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And in this doleful mood he ventured to wonder if they ever thought back to when things were just old-fangled or not fangled at all as against the modern day when fangled had reached its apogee. Fangling was indeed, he thought, here to stay. Then he wondered: had anyone ever thought of themselves as a fangler?
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raising-steam
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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aaa163c
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He didn't administer a reign of terror, just the occasional light shower.
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reign-of-terror
shower
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |
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dac21ea
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You see, the only thing the good people are good at is overthrowing the bad people. And you're good at that, I'll grant you. But the trouble is it's the only thing you're good at. One day it's the ringing of the bells and the casting down of the evil tyrant, and the next it's everyone sitting around complaining that ever since the tyrant was overthrown no one's been taking out the trash. Because the bad people know how to plan. It's part of the specification, you might say. Every evil tyrant has a plan to rule the world. The good people don't seem to have the knack.
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humor
inspirational
vetinari
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Terry Pratchett |