“I aimed at his back and pulled the trigger five times and all hell broke loose in my mind.”

“The new Germany is a democracy. So was the old Germany, or it tried to be: but then the Nazis got on, and Hell broke loose. It can break loose anywhere: all people have hellish propensities.”

“I suddenly dreamt that I picked up the revolver and aimed it straight at my heart — my heart, and not my head; and I had determined beforehand to fire at my head, at my right temple. After aiming at my chest I waited a second or two, and suddenly my candle, my table, and the wall in front of me began moving and heaving. I made haste to pull the trigger.”

“I was the one who pulled the trigger of this war.”

“I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose… it'll be much harder to detect.”

“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?”

“He pulls the hood over my head. I try to pull back. I'm not trying to run away. I just want to see her… One last time…”

“Brer Rabbit keep on axin' 'im, en de Tar-Baby, she keep on sayin' nothin', twel present'y Brer Rabbit draw back wid his fis', he did, en blip he tuck 'er side er de head. Right dar's whar he broke his merlasses jug. His fis' stuck, en he can't pull loose. De tar hilt 'im.”

“Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.”

“William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir."
Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.”