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I’m a witch. It’s what we do. When it’s nobody else’s business, it’s my business.

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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.
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The words are easy - most of them have already been invented.
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Voodoo is a very interesting religion for the whole family, even those members of it who are dead.
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The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort.
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One of the hardest lessons in young Sam's life had been finding out that the people in charge weren't in charge. It had been finding out that governments were not, on the whole, staffed by people who had a grip, and that plans were what people made instead of thinking.
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Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.'
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You never knew about people, like you never knew how deep a pond was because all you saw was the top.
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The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.
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Because some stories end, but old stories go on, and you gotta dance to the music if you want to stay ahead
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Technically, the city of Ankh-Morpork is a Tyranny, which is not always the same thing as a monarchy, and in fact even the post of Tyrant has been somewhat redefined by the incumbent, Lord Vetinari, as the only form of democracy that works. Everyone is entitled to vote, unless disqualified by reason of age or not being Lord Vetinari.
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One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.
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But there was more to it than that. As the Amazing Maurice said, it was just a story about people and rats. And the difficult part of it was deciding who the people were, and who were the rats.
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I keep vaguely wondering what Macs are like, but the ones I've seen spend too much time being friendly.
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One person is nothing. Two people are a nation.
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Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP.
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HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Don’t upset any druids. You will soon be going on a very strange journey. Your lucky food is small cucumbers. People pointing knives at you are probably up to no good. PS, we really mean it about the druids.
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