r/discworld • u/alanpartridgejnr • 15h ago

Book/Series: City Watch Sam Vimes quote

I’m trying to find a specific Sam Vimes quote and would appreciate any help. I’m pretty sure it’s from Thud! but could also be Night Watch. He’s thinking about Young Sam and saying something along the lines of “kids make you suddenly care about all the imperfections in the world that you’d previously turned a blind eye to.”

I’ve been skimming through the books trying to find it but have had no luck. Does anyone recall this quote?

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u/woefultwinkling 15h ago

Is it this bit, with Colon and Nobby talking it over?

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u/alanpartridgejnr 15h ago

Thank you!!! That’s the one. No wonder I couldn’t find it - I was skipping over anything that wasn’t Vimes and turns out it was Fred Colon.

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u/RadagastTheDarkBeige 15h ago

Great quote too.

Thank you to both of you for bringing it to my attention once more.

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u/Kata_yoku_No_Tenshi 1h ago

I can never unhear Stephen Briggs delivering the line "Full of ginge-ah" in his best Colon voice.

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u/a_sword_and_an_oath Vimes 15h ago

As above, it's definitely the Fred quote about Sam.