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21 " I'm sure Mr da Quirm draws lovely pictures, but I for one would need a little more evidence of his amazing genius before we entrust the world to his...device. Show me one thing he can do that anyone couldn't do, if they had the time.''I have never considered myself a genius,' said Leonard, looking down bashfully and doodling on the paper in front of him.'Well, if I was a genius I think I'd know it-' the Dean began, and then stopped.Absent-mindedly, while barely paying attention to what he was doing, Leonard had drawn a perfect circle. "
― Terry Pratchett , The Last Hero (Discworld #27; Rincewind #7)
22 " People think that it is strange to have a turtle ten thousand miles long and an elephant more than two thousand miles tall, which just shows that the human brain is ill-adapted for thinking and was probably originally designed for cooling the blood. "
23 " S called a lute," said Caleb, through a mouthful of walrus."Whut?""IT'S CALLED A LUTE, HAMISH!""Aye, I used to loot! "
24 " Me and Evil Harry go way back," said Cohen, rolling a cigarette. "I knew him when he was starting up with just two lads and his Shed of Doom.""And Slasher, the Steed of Terror," Evil Harry pointed out."Yes, but he was a donkey, Harry," Cohen pointed out."He had a very nasty bite on him, though. He'd take your finger off as soon as look at you. "
25 " Its funny," said Vena. "I never knew I had the talent, but people will come miles for my dumplings.""No change there, then," said Truckle the Uncivil. "Hur, hur, hur.""Truckle," said Cohen, "remember when you told me to tell you when you were bein' too uncivil?""Yeah?""That was one of those times. "
26 " Five damn days, that battle took," said Truckle, "'cos the Duchess was doing a tapestry to commemorate it, right? We had to keep doing the fights over and over again, and there was the devil to pay when she was changing needles. There's no place for the media on the field of battle, I've always said.""Aye, and I mind you makin' a rude sign to the ladies!" Hamish cackled. "I saw that ol' tapestry in the castle of Rosante years later and I could tell it wuz you! "
27 " ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT I WILL KILL THE CAT BY LOOKING AT IT? - It's not quite like that, sir - I MEAN, IT'S NOT AS IF I MAKE FACES OR ANYTHING "
28 " The wizards were good at wind, weather being a matter not of force but of lepidoptery. "
29 " It's classical mythology, Cohen," said the minstrel. "I thought everyone knew. He was chained to a rock for eternity and every day an eagle comes and pecks out his liver.""Is that true?""It's mentioned in many of the classic texts.""I'm not much of a reader," said Cohen. "Chained to a rock? For a first offence? He's still there?""Eternity isn't finished yet, Cohen.""He must've had a big liver!""It grows again every night, according to the legend," said the minstrel."I wish my kidneys did," said Cohen. "
30 " Oh, you're Fate?" said Cohen, as they reached the gaming table. "Always wanted to meet you. I thought you were supposed to be blind?""No.""How about if someone stuck two fingers in yer eyes?""I'm sorry?""Just my little joke.""Ha. Ha," said Fate. "