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After you've been working fairly intensively on a novel for six months you never want to see the damn thing again.
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
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Terence David John Terry Pratchett
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I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire, said Miss Tick. There may be no survivors.
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Out of Print is bookseller speak for We can't be hedgehogged.
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I'd like to walk on the moon (and return).
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