"There's a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork, greatest of Discworld cities."

"The senior wizard in a world of magic had the same prospects of long-term employment as a pogo stick tester in a mine…"

"The Archchancellor's most important job, as the Bursar saw it, was to sign things, preferably, from the Bursar's poin…"

"What the Bursar failed to consider was that no more bangs doesn't mean they've stopped doing it, whatever it is. It j…"

"A month went by quickly. It didn't want to hang around. (p. 21)"

"Comes of spendin' too much time sitting indoors. A few twenty-mile runs and the Dean'd be a different man."

"Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street-cleaning, fr…"

"At the gate was a large, heavy-set man, who was eyeing the queue with the smug look of minor power-wielders everywher…"

"He'd looked at its ramshackle organisation, such as it was, with the eye of a lifelong salesman. There seemed nowhere…"

"A crude hut of driftwood had been built on the long curve of the beach, although describing it as "built" was a sland…"