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Another, Iain Sutherland, said: "Terry Pratchett turned Death from a figure of hate into a much loved and sometimes welcomed character.
"No-one else cared about you Death. You owe him!"
Sara Edwards wrote: "I think that Terry Pratchett would kind of like the idea of petitioning Death."
Pratchett, who sold more than 85 million books worldwide, died on Thursday aged 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
One of the recurring characters in the Discworld novels was Death, a strangely endearing creature who is fond of cats -- and whose utterances on the page are written in capital letters.
Many fans quoted from his works in their tributes on Twitter, including one of his most famous lines: "'DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING,' said Death. 'JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.'"
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"No-one else cared about you Death. You owe him!"
Sara Edwards wrote: "I think that Terry Pratchett would kind of like the idea of petitioning Death."
Pratchett, who sold more than 85 million books worldwide, died on Thursday aged 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
One of the recurring characters in the Discworld novels was Death, a strangely endearing creature who is fond of cats -- and whose utterances on the page are written in capital letters.
Many fans quoted from his works in their tributes on Twitter, including one of his most famous lines: "'DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING,' said Death. 'JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.'"
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