The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the sa…

Terry Pratchett
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The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it's just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress.
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Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Feet Of Clay: (Discworld Novel 19), p.64, Random House
OH, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE STOCKING THAT MAKES A NOISE, said Death. OTHERWISE, WHAT IS 4:30 A.M. FOR?
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The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it's just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress.

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