"“Let me see if I’ve got this right,” said Vimes. “Überwald is like this big suet pudding that everybody’s suddenly noticed, and now with this coronation as an excuse we’ve all got to rush there with knife, fork and spoon to shovel as much on our plates as possible?” “Your grasp of political reality is masterful, Vimes. You lack only the appropriate vocabulary.” (p. 16)"
January 1, 1970