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Quit while you're a head, that's what I say.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Terence David John Terry Pratchett
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All holy piety in public, and all peeled grapes and self-indulgence in private.
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