An illustration of Captain Vimes from the series 'Guards Guards!' by Terry Pratchett.
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An illustration of Captain Vimes from the series 'Guards Guards!' by Terry Pratchett, Vetinari, and Sybil Ramkin. It shows Vimes lighting a cigar with a slightly strained expression, as if he is harboring something heavy. Above him, Vetinari and Sybil look at Vimes with softness. At the top is a silhouette of Ankh Morpork.
its a heavy burden, having a heart as big as a city. and heavier still when it loves you back
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That’s two more of STP’s ticked off the list. I think Night Watch was the better novel, I really sunk my teeth into the darker tone. But both were hilarious. And I absolutely love Paul Kidby’s take on Rembrandts The Night Watch.
#TerryPratchett
#Discworld
#CityWatch
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various coloured drawings of Sam Vimes from the City watch subseries of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. He has been given the Summoning Dark's tail and does not appear very happy about it
A drawing of Sam Vimes with no shirt on, he is hairy and heavily scarred, like the previous image he has gained the summoning dark's tail
o commander my commander #discworld #samvimes
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One of my last Ankh-Morpork City Watch signs was bought this evening. I hope it makes a great gift!
#discworld #terrypratchett #samvimes #gnuterrypratchett #woodworking
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A gray tabby cat cuddling up with a man with a beard and glasses
The news is horrid lately. So here's a snuggle with a very soft #SamVimes
#CatSky
#CatsOfBlueSky
#Caturday
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He hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armor.
It was gilt by association.
ko-fi.com/builtbybittl...
#discworld #terrypratchett #samvimes
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Teal background with a sketch of a sleeping baby on a pillow at the top. The image has this text overlaid: "Upstairs, in what had been until then the cash office, Young Sam slept peacefully in a makeshift bed. One day, Vimes hoped, he would be able to tell him that on one special night he'd been guarded by four troll watchmen. They'd been off duty but volunteered to come in for this, and were just itching for some dwarfs to try anything. Sam hoped the boy would be impressed; the most other kids could hope for was angels. Terry Pratchett, Thud!"
One day, Vimes hoped, he would be able to tell him that on one special night he'd been guarded by four troll watchmen. … Sam hoped the boy would be impressed; the most other kids could hope for was angels.
Terry Pratchett, Thud!
#Discworld #TerryPratchett #GNUTerryPratchett #Thud #SamVimes
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It's difficult to describe the joy I feel whenever someone publicly uses the #SamVimes Boots Theory of Socioeconomics, or as my mum used to say, "buy cheap, buy often".
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
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A tabby cat curled up on a fleece blanket against someone's leg
#SamVimes has been extra cute and cuddly this weekend, spending as much time curled up between us as he can. Such a little love.
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#CatsOfBluesky
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Our Terry Pratchett quote of this particular day, because one of the rocky patches on the road to becoming who you are now is being a twerp then
#gnuterrypratchett #discworld #nightwatch #samvimes #booksky
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‘Don’t you squire me. There’s something going down here, something wrong; I can feel it in my boots and, believe me, they are the most sensitive boots that ever were. The man who runs the village pub knows everything – I know that and so do you. If you’re not on my side you’re in my way and you know something, I can see it in your eyes. If it turns out you knew something of importance about the blacksmith you’ll have invited yourself to be an accessory after the fact, with a free option, if I can get the bit between my teeth, of before the fact, which leaves you right in the middle, and that’s a fact.’
-from Snuff
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #Snuff #SamVimes
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Young Sam at this point had tired of petticoat company and had drifted over to an elderly goblin man who was working on a pot, and was watching with extreme fascination to the apparent pleasure, as far as Vimes could tell, of the elderly goblin. That’s a lesson to us … I don’t know what kind of lesson, but it’s a lesson, he thought.
-from Snuff
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #SamVimes #YoungSam #goblin
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#discworld #terrypratchett #samvimes #ankhmorporkcitywatch
Sir Terry’s City Watch books hit their stride with 5th Elephant: Gaspode’s howl, Lady Sybil singing Bloodaxe & Ironhammer, smart Detritus…and so much more
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Image with steel plate closeup as the background with the quote – Sybil’s female forebears had valiantly backed up their husbands as distant embassies were besieged, had given birth on a camel or in the shade of a stricken elephant, had handed around the little gold chocolates while trolls were trying to break into the compound, or had merely stayed at home and nursed such bits of husbands and sons as made it back from endless little wars. The result was a species of woman who, when duty called, turned into solid steel. Terry Pratchett, Thud!
Sybil’s female forebears had valiantly backed up their husbands as distant embassies were besieged, had given birth on a camel… …The result was a species of woman who, when duty called, turned into solid steel.
Terry Pratchett, Thud!
#Discworld #SybilVimes #SamVimes #Thud! #TerryPratchett
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“Mr. Vimes,” said Mrs. Winkings. “Ve cannot help but notice that you still haf not employed any of our members in the Vatch…” Say “Watch,” why don’t you? Vimes thought. I know you can. Let the twenty-third letter of the alphabet enter your life. Ask Mr. Smith for some, he’s got more than enough. Anyway, I have a new argument. It’s copper-bottomed.
-from Thud!
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #Thud #SamVimes #vampire
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Black and white image of a weather vane with the quote – Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it Snarls." Terry Pratchett, Jingo
"Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it Snarls."
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
#GNUTerryPratchett #Discworld #SamVimes
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A gray tabby sitting in an IKEA bag on a hardwood floor
New IKEA bag has to be thoroughly inspected by Sam before I'm allowed to finish unloading it.
#Caturday
#Catsky
#CatsOfBluesky
#Eyebleach
#SamVimes
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A gray tabby looks off camera while sitting in the middle of a cat bed.
Sam Vimes is surveying the environs from the safety of the Cat Donut.
#CatsOfBlesky
#Catsky
#SamVimes
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I still wish for one more #SamVimes outing #Discworld. I hope @terryandrob.bsky.social or @rhi.bsky.social get inspired one day.
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Through most of the book Lady Sybil just doesn’t get what makes Sam tick, tries to make him into a “gentleman”; but she comes around in the final scene when Carrot comes over to fill him in
#menatarms #Discworld #pratchett #samvimes #ankhmorpork
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Reading Men at Arms right now. I like how Carrot is fleshed out as a leader, but it saddens me how Vimes falls off the wagon and is effectively MIA as Carrot saves the day. #menatarms #Discworld #pratchett #samvimes #ankhmorpork
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"You do the job that’s in front of you."
-Sam Vimes from Night Watch
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #SamVimes #NightWatch #job
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He wanted one drink, and understood precisely why he wasn’t going to have one. One drink ended up arriving in a dozen glasses.
-from Feet of Clay
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #FeetofClay #SamVimes #alcohol #sobriety
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“I don’t think, Vimes.”
“Good man. You’re just the type the city needs.”
-from Men at Arms
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #SamVimes #Quirke #thinking
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WORDS IN THE HEART CAN NOT BE TAKEN.
-from Feet of Clay
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #FeetofClay #golem #Dorfl #SamVimes
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“No. Have you ever really watched him? I bet he’d found out everything about Jabbar by the time he’d talked to him for ten minutes. I bet he knows the name of every camel. And he’ll remember it all. People don’t take that much interest in other people, usually.” Her fingers idly traced a pattern in the sand. “So he makes you feel important.” “Politicians do that—” Vimes began. “Not the way he does, believe me. I expect Lord Vetinari remembers facts about people—” “Oh, you’d better believe that!” “—but Carrot takes an interest. He doesn’t even think about it. He makes space in his head for people. He takes an interest, and so people think they’re interesting. They feel…better when he’s around.”
-from Jingo
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #Jingo #SamVimes #Carrot #Angua
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“I assure you I will not kill you," said Inigo.
"I know that," said Vimes. "But will you try?”
-The Fifth Elephant
#quote #Discworld #TerryPratchett #TheFifthElephant #SamVimes #InigoSkimmer
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360° view of Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. #discworld #terrypratchett #ankhmorpork #citywatch #samvimes #paintingminiatures #painting
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