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  1. terry pratchett _ Lords and Ladies

    But what we have here is not a nice girl, as generally understood. For one thing, she's not beautiful. There's a certain set to the jaw and arch to the nose that might, with a following wind and in the right light, be called handsome by a good-natured liar. Also, there's a certain glint in her eye generally possessed by those people who have found that they are more intelligent than most people around them but who haven't yet learned that one of the most intelligent things they can do is prevent said people ever finding this out.
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  2. terry pratchett _ Hogfather

    Death turned to leave the room, but stopped when Hex began to write furiously. He went back and looked at the emerging paper.+++ Dear Hogfather, For Hogswatch I WantOH, NO. YOU CAN'T WRITE LETT... Death paused, and then said, YOU CAN, CAN'T YOU.+++ Yes. I Am Entitled +++Death waited until the pen had stopped, and picked up the paper.BUT YOU ARE A MACHINE. THINGS HAVE NO DESIRES. A DOORKNOB WANTS NOTHING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A COMPLEX MACHINE.+++ All Things Strive +++YOU HAVE A POINT, said Death. He thought of tiny red petals in the black depths, and read to the end of the list.I DON'T KNOW WHAT MOST OF THESE THINGS ARE. I DON'T THINK THE SACK WILL, EITHER.+++ I Regret This +++BUT WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN, said Death.FRANKLY, I SHALL BE CLAD WHEN TONIGHT'S OVER. IT'S MUCH HARDER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE. He rummaged in his sack. LET ME SEE... HOW OLD ARE YOU?"
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  3. terry pratchett _ Maskerade

    Other people salted away money for their old age, but Nanny preferred to accumulate memories.
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