No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usually suicid…

Terry Pratchett
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No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usually suicidally gloomy when sober and homicidally insane when drunk. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). The Colour Of Magic: (Discworld Novel 1), p.49, Random House
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