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GNU Terry Pratchett
“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING," said Death. "JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”
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Well, I wasn't planing on crying this morning, but today I can make an exception. ;_;7 Au revoir, Sir Pratchett, you magnificent human.
One of the nice things about working from home is no one notices you crying at your desk. :-( ==== LORD, WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE... Azrael's expression did not change. AND THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US. The dark, sad face filled the sky. ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST.…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, I wasn't planing on crying this morning, but today I can make an exception. ;_;7 Au revoir, Sir Pratchett, you magnificent human.
One of the nice things about working from home is no one notices you crying at your desk. :-( ==== LORD, WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE... Azrael's expression did not change. AND THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US. The dark, sad face filled the sky. ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST.…
I have to ask, did anyone start on Pratchett with the Nome trilogy? I think I was 8 or 9 when my mum brought truckers home from the library to read together with me. After I went through that trilogy on my own she bought me a copy of Pyramids and it's been uphill since then. Unfortunately Pyramids was a bit too weird for her, and put her off Pratchett, I can see why that would be.
"No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away." ~ TP, Reaper Man An absolute force. I've got a bookshelf devoted to Pratchett, and it's only going to grow. RIP.
"No-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away - until the clock they wound up winds down, until the wine they made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone's life is only the core of their actual existence."
I've never read any of his books, although I've been meaning to for some time. Can anyone who's read through them comment? According to the Discworld wikipedia article, publication order may not be the best way to go through the series. This[1] page recommends reading a plot/chronological order. Personally I prefer reading books in publication order, since I get to follow the mind of the author. Given that, there are…
I hope "embuggerance" is accepted as an new word this year, in honour of one of the greatest English writers.
I was introduced to Terry Prachett by watching Terry Pratchett's Hogfather as done by Sky One. Really late to get into his stories, but since then I had started with book 1 of Discworld. Are there authors who write similarly?
I seem to have a habit of only starting to read authors right around their deaths, but for somebody who has not read him, which novel would be the best to start with?