No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot…

Terry Pratchett
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No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes. ✨ Terry Pratchett: 'I'm open to joy. But I'm also more cynical' by Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2010.
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No one's policing their own minds more than an author. You spend a lot of time in your own head analysing what you think about things, and a philosophy comes. ✨ Terry Pratchett: 'I'm open to joy. But I'm also more cynical' by Aida Edemariam, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2010.

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