"Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?"
Mort thought for a moment.
"No," he said eventually, "what?"
There was silence.
Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right."
"Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on."
Terry Pratchett
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Terry Pratchett
"An education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on."
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
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Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
"The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head."
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
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