Quotes by Terry Pratchett
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...
It could not be happening because this sort of thing did not happen. Any contradictory evidence could be safely ignored.
Sham Harga had run a succesful eatery for many years by always smiling, never extending credit, and realizing that most of his customers wanted meals properly balanced between the four food groups: sugar, starch, grease, and burnt crunchy bits.
Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more.
The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.