“He asked you to shoot at people who weren’t shooting back,” growled Vimes, striding forward, “That makes him insane, wouldn’t you say?”
“They are throwing stones, Sarge,” said Colon.
“So? Stay out of range”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
“They are throwing stones, Sarge,” said Colon.
“So? Stay out of range”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
'No civil police force could hold out against an irate and resolute population. The trick is not to let them realize that.'
- Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals
- Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals
“You took an oath to uphold the law and defend the citizens without fear or favor," said Vimes. "And to protect the innocent. Maybe they thought those were the important things...you're an officer of the law, not a soldier of the government.”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
“Coppers were always outnumbered, so being a copper only worked when people let it work. If they refocused and realized you were just another standard idiot with a pennyworth of metal for a badge, you could end up as a smear on the pavement.”
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
LORD VETINARI: You have the mind of a true policeman, Vimes.
COMMANDER VIMES: Thank you, sir.
LORD VETINARI: Really? Was it a compliment?
- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
COMMANDER VIMES: Thank you, sir.
LORD VETINARI: Really? Was it a compliment?
- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
It is never a bad day for a Pratchett thread.
It's worth noting that if the world at large wasn't so snobbish about fantasy, we might be teaching books as accessible and insightful as Night Watch to kids in school and in the process avoid raising quite so many little fascists.
