Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief…

Terry Pratchett
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Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Pyramids: (Discworld Novel 7), p.216, Random House
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Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed any more. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Pyramids: (Discworld Novel 7), p.216, Random House

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