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delphipsmith

Farewell, Sir Terry

Mar 12, 2015 13:03

DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death.
JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
-- Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66
You will be missed...

“All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable ( Read more... )

brit lit, sadness, auld lang syne

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iulia_linnea March 12 2015, 18:07:10 UTC

I feel like rereading . . . everything.

delphipsmith March 13 2015, 16:54:12 UTC

I think I will start with Mort. It seems appropriate :)

pitry March 12 2015, 18:28:42 UTC

:(((((( I know that's probably what he wanted, but... :(

dreamy_dragon73 March 12 2015, 22:21:14 UTC

I'm very sad tonight.

delphipsmith March 13 2015, 16:55:06 UTC

It's a feeling shared by many. Lots of lovely tributes to him across cyberspace yesterday and today.

noeon March 13 2015, 02:41:21 UTC

It's a very sad day. There aren't many like him.

delphipsmith March 13 2015, 16:53:32 UTC

Indeed not. Selfishly, it makes me angry to think of all the books he didn't get to write, and which we are now deprived of...

mundungus42 March 13 2015, 16:36:47 UTC

*hugs* Thank you for this. I haven't read Hogfather yet, but clearly this is an oversight that needs immediate fixing.

delphipsmith March 13 2015, 16:52:37 UTC

Hogfather is perhaps one of his best, with lots of Deep Thoughts like this :)