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Rincewind had always been happy to think of himself as a racist. The One Hundred Meters, the Mile, the Marathon -- he'd run them all.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.
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Just because things are obvious doesn't mean they're true.
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Oh, well...up until now it had been a good day, in a horrible kind of way.
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