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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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-Oh yes? Can you identify yourself? -Certainly. I'd know me anywhere.
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Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often students, for heaven's sake.
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