The Only Sensible Way To Live In This World Is Without Rules.

The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.

The Joker, The Dark Knight

How dare he try to bribe me, thought Moist. In fact, that was his second thought, that of the soon-to-be wearer of a gold-ish chain. His first thought, courtesy of the old Moist, was: how dare he try to bribe me so small.

Making Money; Terry Pratchett

The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.

Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett

…you can bury stuff under other stuff, you can hide it in plain sight, you just don’t think it clearly or you convince yerself the opposite of what yer hiding is true and then who’s going to be able to pick out from the flood what’s real water and what’s not going to get you wet? Men lie, and they lie to theirselves worst of all.

The Knife of Never Letting Go; Patrick Ness

But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hands and puts it in the world amd it never goes back again.

The Knife of Never Letting Go, Page 83-84; Patrick Ness

Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world keeps on changing whether I want it to or not.

The Knife of Never Letting Go, Page 64; Patrick Ness