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English Author, Writer April 28, 1948

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Tiffany knew what the problem was immediately. She'd seen it before, atbirthday parties. Her brother was suffering from tragic sweetdeprivation. Yes, he was surrounded by sweets. But the moment he took anysweet at all, said his sugar-addled brain, that meant he was not takingall the rest. And there were so many sweets he'd never be able to eatthem all. It was too much to cope with. The only solution was to burstinto tears. Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time..."
She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time she looked in the mirror she did indeed see a fat person. Terry Prachett
He looked at her defiantly, and she thought: and so one at a time we all become human—human werewolves, human dwarfs, human trolls …the melting pot melts in one direction only, and so we make progress. Terry Prachett
She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever findherself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella. Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for..."
Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them. Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about..."
Good and bad is tricky," she said. "I ain't too certain about where people stand. P'raps what matters is which way you face. Terry Prachett
I would like permission to fetch a note from my mother, sir' Ridcully sighed. 'Rincewind, you once informed me, to my everlasting puzzlement, that you never knew your mother because she ran away before you were born. Distinctly remember writing it down in my diary. Would you like another try?' 'Permission to go and find my mother?' Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn..."
I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people. Terry Prachett
She tried not to be gloomy at funerals. People lived, and died, and were remembered. It happened in the same way that winter followed summer. It was not a wrong thing. There were tears of course, but they were for those who were left. Those who had gone on did not need them. Terry Prachett
She folded her arms and then shouted, "Right you thieving scunners! How dare you steal Miss Treason's funeral meats!"Oh, waily, waily, it's the foldin' o' the arms, the foooldin' o' the aaaarmss!" cried Daft Wullie, dropping to the ground and trying to cover himself with leaves. Around him Feegles started to wail and cower and Big Yan began to bang his head on the rear wall of the dairy. Terry Prachett
Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette meant good breeding. She mistook mannerisms for manners. Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "She got on with her education. In her opinion, school kept on..."
She got on with her education. In her opinion, school kept on trying to interfere with it. Terry Prachett
Terry Prachett quote: "Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking..."
Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying. Terry Prachett
The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine. Terry Prachett
Divers alarums and excursions', she read, uncertainly. 'That means lots of terrible happenings, said Magrat. 'You always put that in plays.' Alarums and what?', said Nanny Ogg, who hadn't been listening. Excursions', said Magrat patienly. Oh.' Nanny Ogg brightened a bit. 'The seaside would be nice,' she said. Oh do shut up, Gytha,' said Granny Weatherwax. 'They're not for you. They're only for divers, like it says. Probably so they can recover from all them alarums. Terry Prachett

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