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Always in our thoughts. Remembering Terry today and always. #TerryPratchett
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On this day, three years ago, we lost Sir Terry Pratchett. We remember him and #SpeakHisName
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Remembering the remarkable Sir Terry Pratchett on what would have been his 71st birthday. #TerryPratchett #SpeakHisName
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Always in our thoughts. Remembering Terry today and always. #TerryPratchett #SirTerryPratchett #Discworld
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#terrypratchettday Today, #SirTerryPratchett would have turned 76. Luckily for us, he lives on in the characters and worlds he created. 'I didn’t have white hair in those days,’ said Granny. ‘Everything was a different colour in those days.’ ‘That’s true.’ ‘It didn’t rain so…
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Always in our thoughts Remembering Terry today and always. #TerryPratchett #SirTerryPratchett #Discworld
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Two years ago, on this day, we lost the great Sir Terry Pratchett. Join us in remembering the man in the hat and #SpeakHisName
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Six years ago today we lost a great man and a dear friend. Remembering Terry today and always. #TerryPratchett #SirTerryPratchett #Discworld
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“A man is not dead while his name is still spoken.” – Going Postal #TerryPratchett #SpeakHisName
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We can neither confirm nor deny reports regarding the contents of this book. Available from all good Ankh-Morpork book sellers. Also available from most of the bad ones.
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“It says the continent has very few poisonous snakes…Oh, there’s a footnote.” His finger went down the page. “It says, ‘Most of them have been killed by the spiders.’ How very odd.” #AustraliaDay
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Remember the People's Glorious Revolution - we're wearing the lilac with pride. 🟣 #Discworld #TerryPratchett
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We're also innovating social networking. For full, exciting details of everything we've announced this morning, please visit:
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#TerryPratchett is trending. Rightfully so. “There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can’t, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.”
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“He’ll miss his mummy if he’s left behind, won’t he,” crooned Nanny Ogg, picking up Greebo. He hung limply, like a bag of water gripped around the middle. To Nanny Ogg Greebo was still the cute little kitten that chased balls of wool around the floor. #HugYourCatDay
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#worldalzhheimersday “...talk openly about #dementia because it’s a fact, well enshrined in folklore, that if we are to kill the demon then first we have to say its name. Once we have recognised the demon, without secrecy or shame, we can find its weaknesses.” — #TerryPratchett
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'The people of Ankh-Morpork had a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to entertainment, and while they were looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they’d be happy to settle instead for seeing someone being baked alive in his own armor.' - Guards! Guards! #StGeorgesDay
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Remember the People's Glorious Revolution - we're wearing the lilac with pride. 🟣 #Discworld #TerryPratchett
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Today Sir Terry Pratchett would have been 69. Join us in raising a glass and #SpeakHisName #GNUTerryPratchett #BeMoreTerry
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It's #EarthDay today. We've not heard of earth, but here's a stunning vista of the Disc. #EarthDay2018
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There's a good start to the week! David Tennant and Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and Crowley on day one of filming #GoodOmens 😈😇
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'...tomorrow the sun will come up again, and I'm pretty sure that whatever happens we won't have found Freedom, and there won't be a whole lot of Justice, and I'm damn sure we won't have found Truth. But it's just possible that I might get a hard-boiled egg.' #GloriousTwentyFifth
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It's #InternationalCatDay – we wouldn't dare feature any cat except Greebo!
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It's #InternationalWomensDay2018 – there are many inspirational women in #Discworld - here's Susan Sto Helit being amazing! #IWD2018
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To celebrate what would have been the year of Terry's 70th Birthday, we've released two fantastic T-shirts, including one of the most-requested designs of *ALL TIME*!
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Happy New Year of the Justifiably Defensive Lobster! #NewYear #2018 #DiscworldNewYear
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"In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find …" – Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
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On this day, 30 years ago, Mort was first published. Mort tells the story of a young man becoming Death's apprentice. #Mort30
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It's the Glorious 25th of May – Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard-Boiled Egg! #gloriousrevolution #lilac
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Happy #ChineseNewYear of the Dog!
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Good Omens Saunters Vaguely Downwards May 31! #GoodOmens
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Last but definitely not least – today is #OrangutanDay – don't say the 'M' word!
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"There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can't, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having." #terrypratchett #sirterrypratchett #terrypratchettquote
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#DayoftheGirl “She couldn’t be the prince, and she’d never be a princess, and she didn’t want to be a woodcutter, so she’d be a witch and know things.” Terry Pratchett #TerryPratchett #TiffanyAching #Discworld #Witch
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Nanny Ogg looked under her bed 🛌 in case there was a man there. Well, you never knew your luck. — Lords & Ladies, Terry Pratchett #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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Today is #SaveTheElephantDay – these gentle and intelligent creatures have a special place in - or under - the Discworld, bearing it upon their massive shoulders.
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"Some of them wanted to sell me snake oil and I’m not necessarily going to dismiss all of these, as I have never found a rusty snake 🐍." — Terry Pratchett, Speech to Alzheimer's Research Trust Conference
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Remembering #SirTerryPratchett today. #Speakhisname "...no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away..."
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'Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat.' – Witches Abroad #BatAppreciationDay
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It's an exciting day today! We're introducing a brand-new product! And it's the perfect garment for those cold Ankh-Morpork mornings!
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“DO I DETECT A NOTE OF UNSEASONAL GRUMPINESS? said Death. NO SUGAR PIGGYWIGGY FOR YOU, ALBERT.”
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It would have been Terry's 75th birthday today. #HappyBirthday Sir Terry! “It reached the boat. Long clammy fingers grabbed the side, and a lugubrious face rose level with Nanny Ogg’s. ‘’ullo,’ it said. ‘It’sss my birthday.” — WA #TerryPratchett #Discworld #DiscworldOfficial
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#BookLoversDay "The Library didn't only contain magical books, the ones which are chained to their shelves and are very dangerous. It also contained perfectly ordinary books, printed on commonplace paper...a mistake to think that they weren't also dangerous." — #TerryPratchett
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Happy Birthday Terry x “It reached the boat. Long clammy fingers grabbed the side, and a lugubrious face rose level with Nanny Ogg’s. ‘’ullo,’ it said. ‘It’sss my birthday.” — Witches Abroad #TerryPratchett #happybirthday 🎂 #Discworld
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Just in case you need a little prompt... #NationalHugYourCatDay 'To Nanny Ogg he was merely a larger version of the little fluffy kitten he had once been. To everyone else he was a scarred ball of inventive malignancy.' #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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'...Vimes found it better to look at Authority for orders and then filter those orders through a fine mesh of common sense, adding a generous scoop of creative misunderstanding and maybe even incipient deafness... #TerryPratchett , Night Watch #Discworld
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“There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.” ― #TerryPratchett #Balloons #TerryPratchettQuote #Discworld
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It's #MothersDay in the UK. Nanny Ogg is our favourite Discworld mum!
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'The teeth followed you around the room. Amazing. In fact some people said they followed them out of the room...' #WorldSmileDay
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Thank You
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"Through the fathomless deeps of space swims the star turtle Great A’Tuin.." Happy World Turtle Day! #WorldTurtleDay
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We hope everyone (and their cats) enjoyed #NationalCatDay yesterday!
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Today is #HedgehogDay ! Here's Nanny Ogg. We won't say any more.
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"You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake." — Terry Pratchett Happy 🎂 Birthday TP x #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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How do they rise up, rise up, rise up? How do they rise up, rise up high? #GloriousTwentyFifth
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"...and the funny thing was that people who weren’t entirely certain they were right ALWAYS ARGUED MUCH LOUDER than other people, as if the main person they were trying to convince were themselves." #TerryPratchettQuote #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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A Very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy Hogswatch to everyone!
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H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A R I E S ! The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett's first book of the Discworld series, was released on this day 1983. In his own words, Terry stated that he wrote it as a form of protest and as a satirical take on earlier fantasy novels. He believed…
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ULYSSES FILMPRODUKTION AND CANTILEVER MEDIA ANNOUNCE NEW ANIMATED MOVIE, THE AMAZING MAURICE, BASED ON SIR TERRY PRATCHETT’S BEST-SELLING NOVEL
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"Alzheimer's is me, unwinding, losing trust in myself, a butt of my own jokes and on bad days capable of playing hunt the slipper by myself and losing. You can't battle it, you can't be a plucky 'survivor.' It steals you from yourself." — #terrypratchett
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#GNUTerryPratchett Speak His Name
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'Vampires have risen from the dead, the grave and the crypt, but have never managed it from the cat.' – Witches Abroad #BatAppreciationDay
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"Nae quin! Nae king! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna be fooled again!" – The Wee Free Men
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Celebrating Terry's birthday 🎉 today with the fantastic news 📰 of a new exciting Discworld alliance . . . #TerryPratchett #SpeakHisName #BeMoreTerry #discworld #favouriteauthor
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Tourist, Rincewind had decided, meant “idiot.” – The Colour of Magic #TourismDay
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Discworld doesn't have any obviously Irish-influenced characters, so we've chosen Gaspode instead to wish you a Happy #StPatricksDay #WoofBloodyWoof
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Good Omens is 31 today! 🎂 “Aziraphale collected books...In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand book seller, he used every means...to prevent customers from making a purchase.” ― Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
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‘What’s an elephant?’ ‘A kind of badger,’ said Granny. She hadn’t maintained forest-credibility for forty years by ever admitting ignorance. – Equal Rites Check out our great selection of Witch-themed products!
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We bring exciting news regarding the unholy 🔥 duo ☁️! Good Omens to Return for Ineffable Third and Final Season on Prime Video 🎬 READ MORE ABOUT IT!!! #goodomens #goodomens3 #terrypratchett #nielgaiman #discworld
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‘We haven't even practised together properly,' said Imp. 'We'll practice as we go along,' said Glod. 'Welcome to the world of professional musicianship.' - Soul Music
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#WorldAlzhheimersDay 'One of the biggest challenges we face, with nearly 50 million people living with dementia worldwide. To tackle this global dementia challenge we need to work together.' Remembering Terry today and always. #TerryPratchett
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A happy #BananaDay to one and all! It's the day to celebrate the banana – a very nourishin' fruit! 🍌
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Looking back... In 2007 #SirTerryPratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset #alzheimersdisease . ‘Most men don’t fear death. They fear those things – the knife, the shipwreck, the illness, the bomb – which precede, by microseconds if you’re…
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'The librarian was, ex officio, a member of the college council. No one had been able to find any rule about orang-utans being barred, although they had surreptitiously looked very hard for one.' – Eric
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We're very excited to announce that 2018 will be The Year of the Justifiably Defensive Lobster! What's more, you can buy your very own lobster to see the new year in with you! #clawsome
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HOW DO THEY RISE UP! #WearLilacDay on this, the anniversary of the People's Revolution of the Glorious 25th of May. #Discworld #gnu #terrypratchett #nightwatch #TowelDay #TheGlorious25thOfMay
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Wizards, once they understood the urgency of a problem, and then had lunch, and argued about the pudding, could actually work quite fast.
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#DayoftheGirl “She couldn’t be the prince, and she’d never be a princess, and she didn’t want to be a woodcutter, so she’d be a witch and know things.” — Terry Pratchett #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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Brian Cox will be playing Death in #GoodOmens ! And there's a full trailer coming tomorrow!
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📣 RELEASED TODAY!!! Royal Mail 💌 celebrating #Discworld with 8 beautiful stamps. They also mark the 40th anniversary of The Colour of Magic.🤩 👉 Read more #TerryPratchett
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Hot off the Press! 📰 BILL NIGHY STARS AS VOICE OF PRATCHETT IN BRAND-NEW RECORDINGS OF THE ENTIRE DISCWORLD SERIES Plus an all-star cast of leading British acting talent Listen and more 👇 #TerryPratchett #Discworld
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The End will soon be upon us... #GoodOmens
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📰 13 Years Ago #SirTerryPratchett was Knighted. His typically sartorial response was: “I suspect the ’services to literature’ consisted of refraining from trying to write any.” However, he did admit he felt “mightily chuffed about it”. — Daily Express
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🐝 Not to be feared, more respected. Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝 "Sometimes human beings are very much like bees. Bees are fiercely protective of their hive, provided you are outside it. Once you're in, the workers ... take no notice ..." — #GoodOmens #TerryPratchett
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The Terry Pratchett Memorial Pin is now back in stock, so you can speak his name and wear the lilac in time for his birthday in April.
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Good Omens is here! We hope everyone enjoys watching the series on @PrimeVideo . #GoodOmens
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"...a million paths the woman stood... All she could do for all of them was be herself, here and now, as hard as she could." A #TerryPratchettQuote to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2020 . #Discworld #TerryPratchett #illustration #PaulKidby #GrannyWeatherwax
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