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A review by qudsiramiz
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
5.0
"He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination - but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato."
"A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores."
“So this is diplomacy. It’s like lying, only to a better class of people.”
"All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone."
" It was turning out to be one of those days. The sort you got every day."
" It is in the nature of the universe that the person who always keeps you waiting ten minutes will, on the day you are ten minutes tardy, have been ready ten minutes early and will make a point of not mentioning this."
" Most people will shy away from killing people they haven’t been introduced to."
"A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores."
“So this is diplomacy. It’s like lying, only to a better class of people.”
"All he knew was that you couldn't hope to try for the big stuff, like world peace and happiness, but you might just about be able to achieve some tiny deed that'd make the world, in a small way, a better place. Like shooting someone."
" It was turning out to be one of those days. The sort you got every day."
" It is in the nature of the universe that the person who always keeps you waiting ten minutes will, on the day you are ten minutes tardy, have been ready ten minutes early and will make a point of not mentioning this."
" Most people will shy away from killing people they haven’t been introduced to."