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No one knew where you were before you were born, but when you were born, it wasn't long before you found you'd arrived with your return ticket already punched.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but her's curiosity could have massacred a pride of lions.
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What is normal? Normal was yesterday. If you lose a leg, one day you're hopping around on one leg, so you know the difference.
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It seems sensible to me that we should look to the medical profession, that over the centuries has helped us to live longer and healthier lives, to help us die peacefully among our loved ones in our own home without a long stay in God's waiting room.
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The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.
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Don't you understand? snarled Rincewind. We are going over the Edge, godsdammit! Can't we do anything about it? No! Then I can't see the sense in panicking, said Twoflower calmly.
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It was the heart of any scam or fiddle -- keep the punter uncertain, or, if he is certain, make him certain of the wrong thing.
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But here's some advice, boy. Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions.
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So, mistletoe, in fact, symbolizes mistletoe.
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Whatever you choose, your choice will mean there are two new worlds. And perhaps sometimes, on the edge of sleep, we will see the shadow of the other world. There will be no unhappy memories.
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It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever he said. Have you thought of going into teaching?
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