Discworld quotes that fit

Sir Terry Pratchett has such a wonderfully quirky sense of wording, I thought I'd like a spot to record some quotes that reflect things that are important to permaculture. They may be done from memory, so may not be precise - just close.

The Ramtops (mountains) have a lot of flat land. It's just it's vertical.  

“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.”

― Terry Pratchett, Eric

We, his educated rodents.  ‘And yet you act as if there is some ideal order in the world’. ‘Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what’s the point’? ‘My point exactly’.  

“Ook”

   

I've had this one saved for awhile and no place to post it until now!
Somewhat distantly related to permaculture in my mind.....

"Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?"
Terry Pratchett,
Monstrous Regiment
(Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)

From Feet of Clay:
..the old man led the way through the teaming mounds of multispecies dung to the building on the other side of the yard.
"I expect it is good for the garden, anyway," said Vimes, trying to make conversation.
"I tried it on my rhubarb," said the old man, pushing open the door. "But it grew to twenty feet tall, sir, and then spontaneously caught fire.  Mind where the wyvern's been, sir, he's been ill -- oh what a shame. Never mind, it'll scrape off beautifully when it dries.   ... "

This thread convinced me I ought to pick these up. I’ve started listening to the (older) audiobooks and I feel like they’re giving me spoons every time.

Just finished “Guards! Guards!” on my way to work this morning and about to start “Eric”

Thanks everyone!