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Terry Pratchett, RIP

Mar 12, 2015 @ 21:07

Some quotes to remember him by:

"Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can."

"I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did."

"It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing."

"There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist."

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Some quotes to remember him by:

"Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can."

"I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did."

"It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing."

"There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist."

Andy CMar 12, 2015 @ 21:07

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Mar 12, 2015 @ 21:33

“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”

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“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”

Stephanie D, Mar 12, 2015 @ 21:33

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Mar 12, 2015 @ 22:02

A sad day. However:

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”

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A sad day. However:

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”

Stephanie D, Mar 12, 2015 @ 22:02

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Mar 12, 2015 @ 22:32

Oh man...who do I read now?

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Oh man...who do I read now?

Tigger, Mar 12, 2015 @ 22:32

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Mar 13, 2015 @ 11:22

Some quotes to remember him by:

"Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can."

"I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did."

"It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing."

"There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist."

Mar 12, 15 21:07

Andy - I have to say I have never read any of his work - what sort of genre does he write ? I take it from all the news etc that he was quite an author. (sorry for my ignorance of this man but his quotes are superb.)

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Jeffery S, Mar 13, 2015 @ 11:22

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Mar 13, 2015 @ 13:17

Mar 13, 15 11:22

His first couple of books were intended to be spoofs of the fantasy genre, then his style changed an he started to satirize life in general. They are all funny in different ways and sometimes surprisingly profound.

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Andy C, Mar 13, 2015 @ 13:17

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