The Man Gave A Shrug Which Indicated

One Day All Of Us Will Die But - And This Is The Important Thing - We Are Not Dead Yet.

Seeing, Contrary To Popular Wisdom, Isn't Believing. It's Where Belief Stops, Because It Isn't Needed Any More.

There Are No Inconsistencies In The Discworld Books; Ocassionally, However, There Are Alternate Pasts.

They Were Indeed What Was Known As 'old Money', Which Meant That It Had Been Made So Long Ago That The Black Deeds Which Had Originally Filled The Coffers Were Now Historically Irrelevant. Funny, That: A Brigand For A Father Was Something You Kept Quiet About, But A Slave-taking Pirate For A Great-great-great-grandfather Was Something To Boast Of Over The Port. Time Turned The Evil Bastards Into Rogues, And Rogue Was A Word With A Twinkle In Its Eye And Nothing To Be Ashamed Of.

When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.