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Samuel Vimes"'E's fighting in there!" he stuttered, grabbing the captain's arm. "All by himself?" said the captain. "No, with everyone!" shouted Nobby, hopping from one foot to the other. -- Making Friends and Hitting People - Guards! Guards! All dwarfs are by nature dutiful, serious, literate, obedient and thoughtful people whose only minor failing is a tendency, after one drink, to rush at enemies screaming "Arrrrrrgh!" and axing their legs off at the knee. -- Guards! Guards! Sam Vimes could parallel process. Most husbands can. They learn to follow their own line of thought while at the same time listening to what their wives say. And the listening is important, because at any time they could be challenged and must be ready to quote the last sentence in full. A vital additional skill is being able to scan the dialogue for telltale phrases such as "and they can deliver it tomorrow" or "so I've invited them for dinner?" or "they can do it in blue, really quite cheaply." -- The Fifth Elephant |
Reading order by major lead character(s)Rincewind The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Sourcery Eric Interesting Times The Last Continent The Last Hero The City Watch Guards! Guards! Men at Arms Feet of Clay Jingo The Fifth Elephant Night Watch Thud! The Witches Equal Rites Wyrd Sisters Witches Abroad Lords and Ladies Maskerade |