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“Natural laws?” Syl said, finding the concept amusing. “Laws are of men, Kaladin. Nature doesn’t have them!” “If I toss something upward, it comes back down.” “Except when it doesn’t.” “It’s a law.” “No,” Syl said, looking upward. “It’s more like . . . more like an agreement among friends.” He looked at her, raising an eyebrow.
Brandon Sanderson • Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2)
Death, that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West.
Zora Neale Hurston • Their Eyes Were Watching God
Of course, he was all in favor of Armageddon in general terms. If anyone had asked him why he’d been spending centuries tinkering in the affairs of mankind he’d have said, “Oh, in order to bring about Armageddon and the triumph of Hell.” But it was one thing to work to bring it about, and quite another for it to actually happen.
Terry Pratchett • Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the discworld. Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant 'idiot'.
Terry Pratchett • The Colour Of Magic: The first book in Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld series
The Luggage said nothing, but louder this time.
Terry Pratchett • The Light Fantastic: (Discworld Novel 2) (Discworld series)
Nothing Ever Stops Existing
They have always understood a great deal more than they let on. It is difficult to be sat on all day, every day, by some other creature, without forming an opinion about them. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible to sit all day, every day, on top of another creature and not have the slightest thought about them whatsoever.
Douglas Adams • Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Paranoid? Probably. But just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that there isn’t an invisible demon about to eat your face.