Picked up a book..
Oct. 19th, 2007 11:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
per_soloSo, I picked up a book while at the convention a few weeks ago.."The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld", where it pulls choice statements, quotes, etc..out of the varied discworld books.
I have found several that I thought of putting up here, but I just read one that screamed for it.
For those unaware, Death is exactly what you'd think he would look like..and is a main (and one of the favorite) characters in this series. Death speaks in ALL CAPITALS. Those who have read the books (I've read 3 at this point) can tell you much more..
There is also a wizard, inept, who can't really be called a wizard (I don't think I've seen him cast a spell to this point), named Rincewind...who believes that where you're running to isn't as important as what you're running from..I THINK (I may be getting the motivation backward). Anyway..this is a quote, from the book "The Last Continent"
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"Is it true that your life passes before your eyes before you die?"
YES
"Ghastly thought, really." Rincewind shuddered. "Oh, gods, I've just had another one. Suppose I am just about to die and this is my whole life passing in front of my eyes?"
I THINK PERHAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE'S WHOLE LIVES DO PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED "LIVING".
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:-)
I have found several that I thought of putting up here, but I just read one that screamed for it.
For those unaware, Death is exactly what you'd think he would look like..and is a main (and one of the favorite) characters in this series. Death speaks in ALL CAPITALS. Those who have read the books (I've read 3 at this point) can tell you much more..
There is also a wizard, inept, who can't really be called a wizard (I don't think I've seen him cast a spell to this point), named Rincewind...who believes that where you're running to isn't as important as what you're running from..I THINK (I may be getting the motivation backward). Anyway..this is a quote, from the book "The Last Continent"
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"Is it true that your life passes before your eyes before you die?"
YES
"Ghastly thought, really." Rincewind shuddered. "Oh, gods, I've just had another one. Suppose I am just about to die and this is my whole life passing in front of my eyes?"
I THINK PERHAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. PEOPLE'S WHOLE LIVES DO PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED "LIVING".
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:-)
