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Granny Weatherwax: “And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”Oats: “It’s a lot more complicated than that –”Granny: “No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”Oats: “Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes –”Granny “But they starts with thinking about people as things …”#witch #ethics #discworld

That seems to point up a significant difference between Europeans and Americans. A European says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with me?" An American says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?"Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

@davidtheeviloverlord @nyhan "Psychologically distressing themes" probably covers most of the novels (and quite a lot of non-fiction) in existence.

@davidrevoy great!

Sir Terry Pratchett.It has been 11 years since death inexplicably refused to give you back.You still remain the person who has had the biggest influence on me.Nanny Ogg teaches me to enjoy life.Granny Weatherwax teaches me to trust in myself, and not to treat people as thingsMagrat teaches me that it is ok not to know exactly what I am doing all the time, but to do things I think are important, even if those older and allegedly wiser don't really agree.Vimes teaches me about determination, family and justice.There are so many more lessons I learnt from the world you created, and I would not be me without the Discworld.#GNUTerryPratchett #Discworld #Pratchett