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People don't like to say Horror so they say Dark Fantasy because that's Horror wearing a collar and tie.
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Age: 66 †
Born: 1948
Born: April 28
Died: 2015
Died: March 12
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The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.
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He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting 'All the Gods are bastards.'
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You had to hand it to the Patrician, he admitted grudgingly. If you didn't, he sent men to come and take it away.
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I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.
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It's no wonder most religions are born in the desert, because when men lay beneath that boundless night sky and look up at the infinite expanse of creation they have an uncontrollable urge to put something in the way .
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Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!
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Seeing things a human shouldn't have to see makes us human.
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