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That is because government thinks mostly about all the people—they are not very good at individuals—and undoubtedly there would be those in the country who consider that handing her back against her will might save any bad blood between two countries.

— Terry Pratchett Dodger (2012)

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More quotes by Terry Pratchett

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

The Nome Trilogy (1989)

Charity ain’t giving people what you wants to give, it’s giving people what they need to get.

Hogfather (1996)

I don't think I've found God, but I may have seen where gods come from.

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This book had two authors, and they were both the same person.

The Carpet People (1971)

Dodger lived in a world where nobody asked questions apart from: “How much?” and “What’s in it for me?”

Dodger (2012)

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