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My idea of a good novel was one you made enough money out of to buy a greenhouse.
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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As large as worlds. As old as Time. As patient as a brick.
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You are very clever, said the old man shyly. I would like to eat your brains, one day.
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It's daft, locking us up, said Nanny. I'd have had us killed. That's because you're basically good, said Magrat. The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they invent mercy.
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