Quotes from Terry Pratchett, Nation

Reality so often fails when it comes to small, satisfying details, she thought.

I recall no arrangement, Mau, no bargain, covenant, agreement or promise. There is what happens, and what does not happen. There is no 'should

...You want a special truth. *You* want the truth to be a truth that *you* like. You want it to be a pretty little truth that fits what you already believe!