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Humanity's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.
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
Buckinghamshire
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So much paperwork to read! So much paperwork to push away! So much paperwork to pretend he hadn't received and that might have been eaten by gargoyles.
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The pen is mightier than the sword ... if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
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I would like you to teach [the orcs] civilised behaviour, said Ladyship coldly. He appeared to consider this. Yes of course, I think that would be quite possible, he said. And who would you send to teach the humans?
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Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.
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You can think and you can fight, but the world's always movin', and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance.
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