1.
I have supped mead with lords and ladies; so to have I slumbered in nameless lanes and gored upon mutton.
Dusty Rhodes
3.
Well, the news has got around. The Duchess of Keepsake has invited us to a ball, Sir Henry and Lady Withering have invited us to a ball, and Lord and Lady Hangfinger have invited us to... yes, a ball." "Well, that's a lot of..." "Don't you dare, Sam.
Terry Pratchett
4.
In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the
cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat
could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
Terry Pratchett
5.
Nanny Ogg never did any housework herself, but she was the cause of housework in other people.
Terry Pratchett
6.
Shoot the dictator and prevent the war? But the dictator is merely the tip of the whole festering boil of social pus from which dictators emerge; shoot him and there'll be another one along in a minute. Shoot him too? Why not shoot everyone and invade Poland?
Terry Pratchett
7.
He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.
Jonathan Stroud