He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination.

Quote by Terry Pratchett

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The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign...

The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign...

I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living...

I meant, said Ipslore bitterly, what is there in this world that truly makes living...

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast...

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast...

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which...

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which...

She'd stopped reading the kind of women's magazine that talked about romance and knitting and...

She'd stopped reading the kind of women's magazine that talked about romance and knitting and...

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the...

I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the...

Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is...

Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is...

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on...

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on...

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

A Thaum is the basic unit of magical strength. It has been universally established as...

A Thaum is the basic unit of magical strength. It has been universally established as...

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree.

Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree.

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It...

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It...

Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed,...

Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed,...

Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic....

Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic....

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible....

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible....

Without some goal and some effort to reach it, no one can live.

Without some goal and some effort to reach it, no one can live.

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or...

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...