Terry Pratchett starts process to take his own life
Whether you agree with him or not, you can't help but be sympathetic. Terry is a wonderful author and, by all accounts, a wonderful man. He will definitely be missed . . . the only question is if he'll still be around (physically) to remind us of what we're missing.Personally, I hope Mort (Death) is the same wryly humorous old soul that Terry has always told us about. Heck, Rincewind escaped him more than once . . . but maybe that was just to buy Terry a little more time.
Personally, I'd like to say a HUGE THANKS to Terry Pratchett now, while he's still able to appreciate it. It's not my place to suggest his thoughts on assisted suicide are right or wrong - I don't think you really can, until you've faced the decision yourself - but I know a world without his magic definitely is wrong, regardless of whether the laughter dies, or slowly fades away.
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This is beautiful. I feel exactly the same way. I support him, but the world will be a much less funny place without him. I can't judge his choice, especially since I'm an advocate of a patient's right to choose. At the same time, I can't imagine being able to find another author who makes me laugh quite as much as Pratchett does.
ReplyDeleteI, too, hope that Death is exactly how he imagines him to be. I think they'd get on quite well.
WAIT... WHAT??? I had to look this up after reading what you wrote. Thanks for sharing. I am quite sad for the author. I love his books and just don't know what to say. Alzheimers is so sad and I am afraid my parents will get it. I hope all the best for him.
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