I've lost both parents in the last two years, so you pick up on that s…

Terry Pratchett
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I've lost both parents in the last two years, so you pick up on that stuff. That's the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother's funeral, but you don't switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. ✨ 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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