"The world's greatest lovers were undoubtedly Mellius and Gretelina, whose pure, passionate and soul-searing affair would have scorched the pages of History if they had not, because of some unexplained quirk of fate, been born two hundred years apart on different continents. However, the gods took pity on them, and turned her into an ironing board, and him into a small brass bollard."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mort
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Mort
48 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Mort β
Related Quotes
"You like it?" he said to Mort, in pretty much the same tone of voice people used when they said to St George, "You kiβ¦"
"Go away, Mort thought. His subconscious was worrying him. It appeared to have a direct line to parts of his body thatβ¦"
"This is the Death whose particular sphere of operations is, well, not a sphere at all, but the Discworld, which is flβ¦"
"It wasn't that he was unhelpful, but he had the kind of vague, cheerful helpfulness that serious men soon learn to drβ¦"
"In short, Mort was one of those people who are more dangerous than a bag full of rattlesnakes. He was determined to dβ¦"
"His father regarded him critically."
"Where did you say your business was?" said Lezek. "Is it far?"
"[Death pays for something from a large bag of assorted copper coinage, most of it turned blue and green with age]"
"The only things known to go faster than ordinary light is monarchy, according to the philosopher Ly Tin Weedle. He reβ¦"
"You know, people just don't see what their mind tells them isn't there."