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* [[Mercy Kill]]: Perhaps the most controversial line in any Discworld novel if fan reaction was anything to go by:
* [[Mercy Kill]]: Perhaps the most controversial line in any Discworld novel if fan reaction was anything to go by:
{{quote|''"Just in case, and without any feeling of guilt, Vimes removed his knife, and... gave what help he could"''}}
{{quote|''"Just in case, and without any feeling of guilt, Vimes removed his knife, and... gave what help he could"''}}
** Terry Pratchett supports assisted death and stated that he wishes to commit 'assisted suicide' (although he dislikes that term) before his Alzheimer's disease progresses to a critical point. Unfortunately, it might be any day now, as his health is very poor. He might have to travel to Switzerland though, as it is currently illegal in the UK.
** Terry Pratchett supported assisted death and stated that he wished to commit 'assisted suicide' (although he disliked that term) before his Alzheimer's disease progressed to a critical point. However, when he finally did die on March 12, 2015, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11467688/Sir-Terry-Pratchett-dies-aged-66.html it was due to a chest infection that he had been battling since earlier that year].
* [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]]: In a city where the citizens are attacking Watch houses for being tools of the oppressive state, Vimes wins over his neighborhood and oversees their barricades.
* [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]]: In a city where the citizens are attacking Watch houses for being tools of the oppressive state, Vimes wins over his neighborhood and oversees their barricades.
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Carcer lands in [[The City Narrows|the Shades]] and gets his first weapons and cash delivered straight into his lap.
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Carcer lands in [[The City Narrows|the Shades]] and gets his first weapons and cash delivered straight into his lap.