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...He hated the very idea of the world being divided into the shaved and the shavers. Or those who wore the shiny boots and those who cleaned the mud off them. Every time he saw Willikins the butler fold his, Vimes's, clothes, he suppressed a terrible urge to kick the butler's shiny backside as an affront to the dignity of man.

Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

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"He's going to go totally Librarian-poo."

Terry Pratchett, The Truth

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Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Terry Pratchett, Strata

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Years ago I bought an interactive map & guide to Anhk-Morpork, very impressive, with both a map and an aerial view up to the last detail. The app never updated and soon become incompatible, big loss. I dismantled it and recovered the 23766 tiles of 256x256 pixels each that composed the two images. I've been slowly rebuilding the aerial one into a giant 24064 x 16896 px image. Already 3/4 done. I intend to print a great poster for my studio. Detail is insane. #GNUTerryPratchett #DiscWorld

"You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage."

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

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It turns out "my" shirt design was stolen and used by some US assholes who now sell a Rob Anybody t-shirt.
I can't do anything about that, except giving everybody the design for free - if it has to be out there, nobody should profit from it.
If you end up using it, please PLEASE donate to one of Pratchett's favorite charities or at least to somebody in need.
And add a #GNUTerryPratchett line somewhere, maybe?

Edit: here's the SVG
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/slcpssbvoz1txzcbnup8i/hope-anybody-GTP.svg?rlkey=i0m9ln5otnac67uc9rgr5bjjp&st=5qwl623v&dl=0

Not only did I wipe Lemmings from my hard disc, I overwrote it so's I couldn't get it back.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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GNU Terry Pratchett. 10 years gone but never forgotten. Looking around this corner of the internet I see people starting their Discworld journeys for the first time. I see long time readers finding each other. I see friends who started as fellow fans. He changed so many lives. Thank you Terry. I'll raise a toast today on your birthday. A man is not dead while is name is still spoken, or until the ripples he left in the world fade.
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'Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest and then I'll murmur agreement, not actually *say* anything, I'm not stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard ...

But no-one said anything. The cowards, each man thought.'

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It's been ten years since we lost Sir Terry Pratchett. He was a huge influence on my sense of humour, my writing style, and my outlook on life.

I am celebrating his life today by re-reading my first ever Discworld book.

(Ignore my soup, I'm also very hungry.)

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