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For a man with an itch to see the whole of infinity, Twoflower never actually moved outside his own head.
Terry Pratchett • The Light Fantastic: (Discworld Novel 2) (Discworld series)
Colin Greenland’s eight-word mini-story: ‘Aliens disguised as typewriters? I’ve never heard such—’
Louise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
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Neal Stephenson • Seveneves: A Novel
When he was alive he hadn’t been able to remember one-hundredth of the things he knew but now he was dead, his mind uncluttered with everything except the single silver thread of his thoughts, he could feel them all there.
Terry Pratchett • Reaper Man: A Discworld World
A fly moved on the wall. Was it the same one he’d seen on the hand of the dead body, biding its time? Hobbes took a book from a nearby shelf and smashed it down on the insect. He muttered to himself, ‘Humans one, decay nil.’ But, of course, decay was never out of action for long.
Jeff Noon • House With No Doors
asked why he had decided to risk destroying the whole universe in one go. According to Post Office legend, Mr Rumbelow had replied: ‘Firstly, sir, I reasoned that if I destroyed the universe all in one go no one would know; secondly, when I walloped the thing the first time the wizards ran away, so I surmised that unless they had another universe t
... See moreTerry Pratchett • Going Postal: The hilarious novel from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett (Discworld series Book 33)
