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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Science Fiction Writer
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It was then that Marvin got religion. Not the quiet, personal kind, that involves doing good deeds and living a better life not even the kind that involves putting on a suit and ringing people's doorbells but the kind that involves having your own TV network and getting people to send you money.
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Good and bad is tricky, she said. I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face. (pp. 348-349)
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Sometimes words need music too. Sometimes the descriptions are not enough. Books should be written with soundtracks, like films.
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History, contrary to popular theories, is kings and dates and battles.
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I reckon responsible behavior is something to get when you grow older. Like varicose veins.
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Granny sighed. You have learned something, she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
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Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.
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I read the 'Old Testament' all the way through when I was about 13 and was horrified. A few months afterwards I read 'The Origin Of Species', hallucinating very mildly because I was in bed with flu at the time. Despite that, or because of that, it all made perfect sense.
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Where's the pleasure in bein' the winner if the loser ain't alive to know they've lost?
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If my father could have sat up in bed and said goodbye, I'd have pressed the button. I wouldn't have been able to see for crying, but I would have considered that a duty.
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There's a door, he whispered. Where does it go? It stays where it is, I think, said Rincewind.
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I was a very keen reader of science fiction.
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Just because someone's a member of an ethnic minority doesn't mean they're not a nasty small-minded little jerk [...]
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Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.
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Young adults that actually read are reading bodice rippers and best-sellers and me. And Horror.
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