![]() ![]() He is survived by his wife Lyn and daughter Rhianna. Pratchett died at home with his family beside him and his cat sleeping on his bed. Fearful of a long, slow decline, he campaigned for the right to die with dignity and made a documentary called Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die in 2011, which he spoke about at Doc/Fest. He was determined to keep on working for as long as he could, and published his final novel last year. In 2007, the author revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of Alzheimer's disease. “It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it,” he said. In a busy life, Pratchett wrote more than 40 books, received a knighthood and made his own sword to go with it, became a leading figure in the Humanist movement, campaigned to save wild orangutans, nurtured carnivorous plants and drank a great deal of real ale. As all who read him know, Discworld was his vehicle to satirize this world: he did so brilliantly, with great skill, enormous humour and constant invention." "In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him. The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds. Pratchett's publisher, Larry Finlay, said in a statement "I was deeply saddened to learn that Sir Terry Pratchett has died. "Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night," his official Twitter account declared. ![]() The much-loved author Terry Prachett, whose books The Hogfather, The Colour Of Magic and Going Postal became popular TV movies, has passed away at the age of 66 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. The author of a number of stellar pieces of literature, there have been innumerable thought provoking lines penned by him. “Evolution was far more thrilling to me than the biblical account.Terry Pratchett: “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. The lines were posted by Terry Pratchett’s assistant Rob Wilkin. “Life doesn’t happen in chapter – at least, not regular ones.” – explaining in a 2008 interview why Discworld books don’t have chapters It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH, the paint wouldnt even have time to dry. “It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.” – A Hat Full of Sky (2004) If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying End-of-the-World Switch. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – A Hat Full of Sky (2004) ![]() And the people there see you differently, too. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. ![]() “So much universe, and so little time.” – The Last Hero (2001) It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. “Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.” – foreword to The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (1998) “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” – foreword to The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (1998) That is true, it’s called Life.” – The Last Continent (1998) “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped. That’s what people remember.” – Lords and Ladies (1992) It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure it’s worth watching. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. “If cats looked like frogs we’d realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.” – Reaper Man (1991) “Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil, but by people being fundamentally people.” – Good Omens (1990) “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” – Truckers (1990) “Death isn’t cruel, merely terribly, terribly good at his job.” – Sourcery (1988) It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. “The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.” – Equal Rites (1987) I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest. “The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.” – The Light Fantastic (1986) It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. As the world mourns the loss of fantasy author Terry Pratchett, who died Thursday at the age of 66 after a battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, here are some of his witty and memorable quotes. ![]()
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