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Legends don't have to make sense. They just have to be beautiful. Or at least interesting.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people.
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THERE'S NO JUSTICE, said Mort. JUST US.
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If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.
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Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?
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