Thursday 12 March 2015

Vale Terry Pratchet ― update


Credit: The Telegraph


“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”

“The Universe contains everything ... & nothing ... but there is very little everything & more nothing than you can possibly imagine.” ― Truckers

“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Lords & Ladies

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ― A Hat Full of Sky

“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.” ― Lords & Ladies

“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.”

“I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”

“There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.”

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/11467770/Terry-Pratchett-dies-reaction-and-tributes-live.html / Sir Terry Pratchett fantasy author creator Discworld series dead death died aged 66 eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease Larry Finlay publishers Transworld author home surrounded by his family cat sleeping on his bed wrote more than 70 books completed his final book last summer enriched the planet Discworld satirised the world great skill enormous humour constant invention Terry faced Alzheimer's disease embuggerance bravely his legacy will endure for decades to come wife Lyn daughter Rhianna announcement of his death Sir Terry's Twitter account Thursday afternoon last few tweets were sent with shaking hands and tear-filled eyes campaigning for assisted suicide diagnosis Sir Terry's publishers did not take his own life his death was entirely natural and unassisted go at a time of his own choosing fellow author and friend Neil Gaiman paying tribute to Sir Terry on his website nobody like him actor Sir Tony Robinson friend urban cowboy clothes very shy Death The Discworld series started in 1983 flat world four elephants giant turtle publishing more than three books a year suffered a stroke very rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease phantom stroke knighted in 2009 AT LAST, SIR TERRY WE MUST WALK TOGETHER /