Terry Pratchett
Doubleday, 2004
Characters:
p 62
What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
p 71
[...] a look on his face which those who knew him well, a group consisting in fact of absolutely nobody, would have recognized as the formation of a plan.
p 127
They Say The Leopard Does Not Change His Shorts.
p 193
[...] like doctors being really fascinated by some new virulent disease; the patient appreciates all the interest, but would very much prefer it if they either came up with a cure or stopped prodding.
p 200
'You do understand that owned golems have to have a day off every week? [...]'
'Er... time off?' said Moist. 'What do they need time off for? A hammer doesn't get time off, does it?'
'In order to be golems. Don't ask what they do —I think just go and sit in a cellar somewhere. It's... it's a way to show they're not a hammer, Mr Lipwig.'
p 210
He'd met women he couldn't charm, but they were foothills compared to the icy heights of Mount Dearheart.
p 260
It was as bad as being born, with the added disadvantage that your mother wasn't there.
p 415
Headquarters had been tarted an Employee of the Month scheme to show how much they cared. That was how much they didn't care.