![]() Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. But I do not wish to strive with open eyes for my own impoverishment I do not like negative virtues – virtues whose very essence it is to negate and deny oneself something. What we do should determine what we forego by doing we forego – that is how I like it, that is my placitum. He may not even notice that it takes its leave for his eye is riveted to his goal – forward, not sideward, backward, downward. Without hatred or aversion one sees this take its leave today and that tomorrow, like yellow leaves that any slight stirring of the air takes off a tree. When one lives like that, one thing after another that simply does not belong to such a life drops off. I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.Īt bottom I abhor all those moralities which say: "Do not do this! Renounce! Overcome yourself!" But I am well disposed toward those moralities which goad me to do something and do it again, from morning till evening, and then to dream of it at night, and to think of nothing except doing this well, as well as I alone can do it. Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone else is crying. When you were born you were crying and everyone else was smiling. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. Pratchett died at his home on 12 March 2015 from Alzheimer’s.Collin Burns We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever. In August 2007, Pratchett was misdiagnosed as having a minor stroke and in December of the same year, he revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset of Alzheimer’s disease. “And what would humans be without love? RARE, said Death.” No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” “Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.” “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods they have not forgotten this.” “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. The author of a number of stellar pieces of literature, there have been innumerable thought provoking lines penned by him. His Twitter account further posted, “Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.” Such is the popularity of the character that it was Death who announced Pratchett’s passing to the world on his Twitter account, writing, “AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.” Death appears in all the books in the Discworld series except ‘The Wee Free Men’. The author showed the character having a fondness for humans, something, that was in sharp contrast to his job description. Interestingly, one of Pratchett’s most memorable character in the Discworld series is Death. ![]() Terry Pratchett was knighted on February 2009 and later that year, made himself a sword that had pieces of meteoric iron because of his penchant for magic and fantasy. Pratchett was well known for his penchant for wearing large, black fedora hats, and the image of one is seen on the inside back covers of most of his books. Their daughter Rhianna Pratchett too is a writer. (publisher of ‘The Carpet People’), went on to marry Lyn Purves in October 1968. The author, who had his writing breakthrough in 1968, when he interviewed Peter Bander van Duren, the co-director of the publishing company Colin Smythe Ltd. Terry Pratchett’s books have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide and his stories have been translated to 37 languages. However, to honour Terry Pratchett’s love for astronomy, NASA named a small asteroid after him. Two of the episodic stories had characters who found their way into his debut novel The Carpet People. During this time he wrote over 80 stories for the Children’s Circle section under the pen name Uncle Jim. Pratchett, who initially wanted to be an astronomer, lacked the mathematical skills necessary for it, and went on to have a career in journalism. The author, whose first novel ‘The Carpet People’ was published in 1971, was interested in astronomy early in his life and even owned a telescope, along with a collection of Brooke Bond tea cards. Hindustan Times: Author Terry Pratchett, who is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels, breathed his last on 12 March 2015.
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