“…no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away… The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence.” – Terry Pratchett Reaper Man is the next book in the … Continue reading Reaper Man – Terry Pratchett
“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it’s as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out … Continue reading Moving Pictures – Terry Pratchett
“Multiple exclamation marks,’ he went on, shaking his head, ‘are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” – Rincewind Book number nine on the Discworld series is a book I haven’t yet read, so naturally I was excited setting out … Continue reading Eric – Terry Pratchett
“I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You’re wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people,but some of them are on opposite sides” – Lord Havelock … Continue reading Guards! Guards! – Terry Pratchett
“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist” – Guy de Maupassant Memory – it’s something we all have, and sometimes take for granted. Some are big, grand … Continue reading In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett – Various
“Tomorrow here is just like yesterday, warmed over” – Terry Pratchett While the last book on my Discworld revisit wasn’t one of my most favourites, the next novel certainly goes some way to redressing the situation. Pyramids takes place in … Continue reading Pyramids – Terry Pratchett
The problem when ambition turns to greed, and getting a bit too close to Shakespeare. Continue reading Wyrd Sisters – Terry Pratchett
When we open a book, we dive in to a different world. We live the lives of the people contained in their pages, and we visit wondrous locations. Continue reading Discussion: The many lives, travels and adventures of a bookworm
We all have to die at some point. Not a pleasant thought, granted, but that’s life. But wouldn’t it be a comfort to know that should life turn sour for us health-wise, we could chose when and where we leave this mortal realm? Continue reading Shaking Hands with Death – Terry Pratchett
Night spread across the Disc like plum jam, or possibly blackberry preserve. But there would be a morning. There would always be another morning. – Terry Pratchett The next book in my revisit of the epic Discworld series is Sourcery. … Continue reading Sourcery – Terry Pratchett
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