English - Author | April 28, 1948 - March 12, 2015
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
Terry Pratchett
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The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
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Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.
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Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
FateYouLateFindChessToo Late
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
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The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that can't so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care?
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Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.
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I believe everyone should have a good death. You know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. Because after all, tears are appropriate on a death bed. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.
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Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.
LightDarknessBetterSometimesThan
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
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You can't build a plot out of jokes. You need tragic relief. And you need to let people know that when a lot of frightened people are running around with edged weaponry, there are deaths. Stupid deaths, usually. I'm not writing 'The A-Team' - if there's a fight going on, people will get hurt. Not letting this happen would be a betrayal.
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