Terry's Discworld books are fantasy--but always based on earth logic and reality.The quotes below are from "Going Postal" which is about a brilliant con man who is captured and given a choice by the ruling despot: Either be hanged for his crimes or take over the defunct postal service and make it useful again. In other words, become a civil servant for the government.
If you can, get the audio version of Going Postal...the reader was a close friend of Terry's and adds the PERFECT tonal inflections for the prose.
“In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart... well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky when we get to know one another better.”
¯ Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1636617-going-postal
If you can, get the audio version of Going Postal...the reader was a close friend of Terry's and adds the PERFECT tonal inflections for the prose.
“In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart... well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky when we get to know one another better.”
¯ Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1636617-going-postal