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In theory it was, around now,...

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

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If my father could have sat u...

If my father could have sat up in bed and said goodbye, I'd have pressed the button. I wouldn't have been able to see for crying, but I would have considered that a duty.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Making money isn't something ...

Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Soon to come in licorice, ora...

Soon to come in licorice, orange, cinnamon, and banana, but not strawberry, because I hate strawberries.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

These people were not only ch...

These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

And our lady friend, she thin...

And our lady friend, she thinks life works like a fairy tale.' Well, that’s harmless, isn’t it?' Yeah, but in fairy tales, when someone dies... it’s just a word.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Have a bit more patience with...

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often students, for heaven's sake.

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But you ain't part of it, are...

But you ain't part of it, are you?" said Granny conversationally. "You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

A good bookshop is just a gen...

A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.

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All the higher life forms scy...

All the higher life forms scythed away, just like that. [ . . . ] Nothing but dust and fundamentalists.

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Dedication: My thanks to the ...

Dedication: My thanks to the people who showed me that opera was stranger than I could imagine. I can best repay their kindness by not mentioning their names here.

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She was a beefy young woman a...

She was a beefy young woman and, whatever piece of music she was playing, it was definitely losing.

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If you kept changing the way ...

If you kept changing the way people saw the world, you ended up changing the way you saw yourself.

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People wanted the world to be...

People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to make sense.

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I don't hold with paddlin' wi...

I don't hold with paddlin' with the occult," said Granny firmly. "Once you start paddlin' with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in demons, and then before you know where you are you're believing in gods. And then you're in trouble." "But all them things exist," said Nanny Ogg. "That's no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages 'em.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, y...

Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.

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"God does not play games with...

"God does not play games with His loyal servants," said the Metatron, but in a worried tone of voice. "Whooo-eee," said Crowley. "Where have you been?"

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Unseen University was much bi...

Unseen University was much bigger on the inside. Thousands of years as the leading establishment of practical magic in a world where dimensions were largely a matter of chance in any case had left it bulging in places where it shouldn't have places. There were rooms containing rooms which, if you entered them, turned out to contain the room you'd started with, which can be a problem if you are in a conga line.

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There are millions of chords....

There are millions of chords. There are millions of numbers. And everyone forgets the one that is a zero. But without the zero, numbers are just arithmetic. Without the empty chord, music is just noise.

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Contrary to popular belief an...

Contrary to popular belief and hope, people don't usually come running when they hear a scream. That's not how humans work. Humans look at other humans and say, 'Did you hear a scream?' because the first scream might have been you screaming inside your head, or a horse backfiring.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....