Miscellaneous quotes

"There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That's what sin is." "It's a lot more complicated than that--" "No. It ain't. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth. People as things, that's where it starts." "Oh, i'm sure there are worse crimes--" "But they starts with thinking about people as things..." Granny Weatherwax,, in Carpe Jugulum,, p. 278,, by Terry Pratchett

Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on. Susan,, in Hogfather,, p. 24,, by Terry Pratchett

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time. Ridcully,, in Hogfather,, p. 172,, by Terry Pratchett

MERE ACCUMULATION OF OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE IS NOT PROOF. DEATH,, in Hogfather,, p. 326,, by Terry Pratchett