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Raise the stakes! Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.
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The man gave a shrug which indicated that, although the world did indeed have many problems, this was one of them that was not his.
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Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.
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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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