Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling ang…

Terry Pratchett
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Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20), p.408, Random House
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Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20), p.408, Random House

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