Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisd…

Terry Pratchett
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Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom. ✨ Sex, death and nature: Laurie Penny interviews Terry Pratchett. www.newstatesman.com. November 21, 2012.
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