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If you want to change a whole people, then you start with the girls. It stands to reason: they learn faster, and they pass on what they learn to their children.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Ye know full well that the meaning of life is to find your gift. To find your gift is happiness. Never tae find it is misery.
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Million-to-one chances...crop up nine times out of ten.
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