Eric (novel)

"The entire priesthood was sitting around it and watching it carefully, in case it did anything amusing or religious. (p. 80)"

"Just erotic. Nothing kinky. Its the difference between using a feather and using a chicken. (p. 4)"

"‘I thought you were stuffed, said Rincewind."

"Rincewind gave his fingers a long shocked stare, as one might regard a gun that has been hanging on the wall for decades and has suddenly gone off and perforated the cat. (p. 44)"

"He decided to try the truth again. It was a novel approach and worth experimenting with. (p. 105)"

"The librarian was, ex officio, a member of the college council. No one had been able to find any rule about orang-utans being barred, although they had surreptitiously looked very hard for one. (p. 9)"

"You could always tell a wizards robe; it was bedecked with sequins, sigils, fur and lace, and there was usually a considerable amount of wizard inside it. (p. 13)"

"‘They never give him any of the things a sensitive growing wossname really needs, if you was to ask me."

"The prayers of most religions generally praise and thank the gods involved, either out of general piety or in the hope that he or she will take the hint and start acting responsibly. (p. 76)"

"Interestingly enough, the gods of the Disc have never bothered much about judging the souls of the dead, and so people only go to hell if thats where they think they deserve to go. Which they wont do if they dont know about it. This explains why it is important to shoot missionaries on sight. (p. 35)"

"The trouble is," he said, "is that things never get better, they just stay the same, only more so." (p. 124)"

"Demons have existed on the Discworld for at least as long as the gods, who in many ways they closely resemble. The difference is basically the same as that between terrorists and freedom fighters. (pp. 34-35)"