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Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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There are millions of chords. There are millions of numbers. And everyone forgets the one that is a zero. But without the zero, numbers are just arithmetic. Without the empty chord, music is just noise.
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I do note with interest that old women in my books become young women on the covers... this is discrimination against the chronologically gifted.
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Well, it would have to be “The Man Who Was Thursday.” It’s a damn good read that I believe should be read by everyone in politics.
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It's lies. It's all lies. Some of them are just prettier than others, that's all. People see what they think is there.
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