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I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then gettin' upset 'cos they act like people.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Beaconsfield
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Terence David John Terry Pratchett
Terence David John Pratchett
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I'm not cruel, sir, I won't shoot you in the guts, but I will make you realize how much you took your toes for granted.
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But you ain't part of it, are you? said Granny conversationally. You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?
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