So starts the preface of The Complete Ankh-Morpork City Guide by Terry Pratchett (aided and abetted by the discworld emporium).
The book itself is one that makes one love books made of paper.
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Tag: Terry Pratchett
Pigeons Beware!
Omens are everywhere in this world. You just have to find the one that fits.
Terry Pratchett
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What would L-Space Look in Roundworld?
A very important concept of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is L-shape, short for Library space. Written words have power on the discworld, and to some extent on roundworld (aka: our world), too.
The library in Birmingham is an almost magical building, at least from the outside (I have, unfortunately, never been inside). I think L-space would fit in very nicely. Hint: It’s bigger on the inside, I’m told.
In case, you have missed it: My favourite author is Terry Pratchett, preferably with a splash of Neil Gaiman. Terry Pratchett was NOT a fan of Dr Who but there is this one connection.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Favourite Author
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Not Yet, Not Yet, Not Yet …
“I reckon responsible behavior is something to get when you grow older. Like varicose veins.”
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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Photographers Beware!
“But if it is true that the act of observing changes the thing which is observed, it’s even more true that it changes the observer.”
Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
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The Good Order
“WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE.”
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
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Happy Hogswatch!
“IT’S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather.
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
“You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing whether to laugh or cry or wet their pants?”
YES. NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL BELIEF.”
“It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
“NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
Hogswatch is the winter holiday on the Discworld. There are certain similarities between our Santa and the Hogfather: He rides in a sleigh, drawn by boars, and distributes presents.
Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays: Wintery Holidays
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What Will the Future Hold?
“No one was badly hurt by the fire, but it went on for some hours, doing a fair amount of damage in the process.”
“The instigator of the fire lurked on a nearby hilltop and watched the blaze. He was tall, thin, and a Duke of Hell. It was the last thing that needed to be done before his return to the nether regions, and he had done it.”
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman: Good Omens
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I’m in Transit
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”
Terry Pratchett: The Last Continent
For: The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Time Travel and for FOWC with Fandango: In Transit
When The Neighbour Is Away
the neighbour’s cat keeps watching us.
“He lurks under the bushes at the end of the garden. A shadowy figure, hunched and squat, an Olympic-grade lurker.”
with apologies to Mssrs Gaiman and Pratchett
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