We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.

The monkeys solved the puzzle simply because they found it gratifying to solve puzzles. They enjoyed it. The joy of the task was its own reward.

William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir."Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.

A rose's prick is better than a daisy's kiss.

What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make their lives more livable.

Market society is a game where you win by making sure other people are better off with you than without you.

Within your physical atoms the origins of all consciousness still sings.

You have to adhere to a certain morality, a certain level of decorum, or else you'll be punished and labeled.

I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press.

Managing wildlife? It's wild! It don't need managing, leave it alone.

Each of us, through the actions we take, plant the seeds which will eventually but inevitably grow and create the reality we will find ourselves living in.