Book: The last hero

But here arises a simple question: when you got, what are you going to achieve next?

Rincewind looked at the emblem. Nothing like it never happened. However, it is not true... Once he was given a badge on which was written: "Hello, Sevodnya I ispolnilos 5". The worst gift and it is impossible to imagine - especially if you were six years old. That birthday party was the most filthy in his life.

- And how are you doing, Cohen? - said Evil Harry. I heard you Emperor now?
- Sounds good, huh? gloomily responded Cohen. - But you know what? Boring. All crawling around you cringe, not fight with anyone, and soft beds begins to ache. A lot of money, and nothing to spend, except on toys. This damned civilization is sucking the life out of you.

- Not the master, my Lord, - he said firmly. - I don't need people who are led by the limits of the possible.

- Then why? They want to take the risk last? For what?
- I also can't understand, sir. They had everything...
- Needless to say, said the patrician. - But it is so little.

Lord Vetinari, despite all the education, know how to think like an engineer. If you want to achieve something, find the right spot and make the minimum effort to achieve maximum results. If the point is between the ribs, use the dagger; if this point is between two warring countries, run to the help of the army. The main thing - to find the point, which is the key to solve all problems.

He didn't like to live in a world of heroes. Build-build a civilization and then you get a hero and...

Are we supposed to save the world for everyone? - said Mr. Boggins. And for all the strangers too?
- I'm afraid so, ' said Lord Vetinari. - You can not only save those parts that we especially like...

Believers can be and the gods themselves. Gods believe in belief.

The last hero ought to return what was stolen first.

And nobody said that the dream should be reasonable.

Some people are stupid, and therefore absolute confidence. But Leonard was confident for a different reason - he just never had evidence to the contrary. He calmly stepped from the roof of tall houses, intending to solve the problem of landing at the time of occurrence thereof.
And you know, he probably would have solved this problem.

- He fought monsters, toppled tyrants who stole a rare jewel, rescued maidens, - a vague have explained Better. - In short, a lot of heroic made...
But who determines the enormity of monsters and the tyranny of the tyrants? - asked Lord Vetinari in a voice that suddenly gained the sharpness of the scalpel, which is not as deadly as a sword, but bites into the most intimate places.
- Well, I suppose... a hero himself.