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Terry Pratchett was born in Beaconsfield, England, in 1948.
* He began his writing career as a journalist, but soon turned to fiction.
* His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971.
* He is best known for his Discworld series of fantasy novels, which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
* Pratchett was a humanist and a satirist, and his work often explored social and political issues.
* He was knighted in 2009 for services to literature.
* He died in 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
* His work continues to be popular and influential, and he is considered one of the most important fantasy writers of all time.

Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.

Terry Pratchett

The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

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I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.

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I get it,' said the prisoner. 'Good Cop, Bad Cop, eh?'If you like.' said Vimes. 'But we're a bit short staffed here, so if I give you a cigarette would you mind kicking yourself in the teeth?

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Speak softly and employ a huge man with a crowbar.

Terry Pratchett

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

Terry Pratchett

If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.

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Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things.

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If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

Terry Pratchett

"No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled. "Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon? "What?" Oh, you'd like something simpler?

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Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

Terry Pratchett

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.

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Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them

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Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.

Terry Pratchett

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

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