Terry Pratchett -- THE END

[Gibby]

This is sad news. What a great man Terry Pratchett was. My fiancee is a huge fan of all his works and she met him a couple of times at book signings. The first time she met him, he asked her name. Finding out she was called Susan he wrote a bit more than his autograph; some reference to the character Susan from the books that I can't remember. Sound fellow - apparently he stayed several hours past schedule so everyone got to meet him.

[Sardoo]

Very sad news! Couldn't believe it when I turned on the telly. Need to start reading the books again.....

[zizi666]

't was indeed a sad day to wake up to 

[nils]

...iam sad.
his books have allways been a joy for me to read

[harleyface]

Its hard to see heroes of your youth (and he is still)go forever.......
Have a good journey.....
 

[Bergil]

"It could be worse," he said by way of farewell. "It could be me."

A quote from the light fantastic.

Genuinely my most beloved author providing countless hours of joy to myself and more recently my children as I read his books to them.

You will be missed Terry.

[Cubs]

A wise man and he seemed to be one of the good guys.

I never realised Alzheimer's could actually kill you, I always thought it was just a mentally degenerative disease that left the body untouched. Scary, tragic shit.

[The Gray Ghost]

It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.
words to live by

RIP

[gamer Mac]

I'll need to dig out his books and read them again. He will be sadly missed.

[mweaver]

We have a whole bookshelf largely dedicated to his works, which are frequently reread (esp. by Neotacha).  A fantastic writer in every sense of the word, and from all I have heard, a very decent human being.  I was very impressed with the public, but dignified, way he handled his illness. 

[DFlynSqrl]

I was very sadden by this news today.  I enjoyed his books and his view of the world.

[Pijlie]

"Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and is still not dead" was a standard introduction to his bio in many of his books.

Alas, no longer true. I will miss him and his stories terribly.

[The-closet-gamer]

Just read it on in the free paper you get on the local bus this morning. One of the greats.  The irony is that I've just stated to retread Disc World again on the bus to work cause I've just ordered the minis on line is a little bit frightening. Feel the urge to watch Hogfarther tonight. He will be missed.

[Onebigriver]

I'm welling up here. I've loved his books since the early 1990s and re-read many of his books countless times. Wonderful humour and a very astute observer of human nature and society. I met him once at a signing, couldn't think of a bloody thing to ask him but managed to avoid a "we're not worthy" faux pas.

It's like losing a friend. Deepest sympathy to his family.

[Wirelizard]

I don't normally hit FB or other social media sites at work but I did yesterday over lunch, learned that Pratchett had died, and proceeded to have a lousy afternoon. Serves me right, I guess?

One entire shelf in my largest bookshelf is all Pterry novels, which means that overall something like 1/8th of my reasonable-sized personal library is his books. It's somewhat unusual that I'm not re-reading one of them right now, actually, as I have them in near-constant recirculation...

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” ― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal