Terry Pratchett Why Not Quotations

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?

Why not? If enough people believe, you can be god of anything…

Don't look back!" "Why not?" "Because I just did! Run faster!