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* [[Mercy Kill]]: Perhaps the most controversial line in any Discworld novel if fan reaction was anything to go by: |
* [[Mercy Kill]]: Perhaps the most controversial line in any Discworld novel if fan reaction was anything to go by: |
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{{quote|''"Just in case, and without any feeling of guilt, Vimes removed his knife, and... gave what help he could"''}} |
{{quote|''"Just in case, and without any feeling of guilt, Vimes removed his knife, and... gave what help he could"''}} |
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** Terry Pratchett |
** Terry Pratchett supported assisted death and stated that he wished to commit 'assisted suicide' (although he disliked that term) before his Alzheimer's disease progressed to a critical point. However, when he finally did die on March 12, 2015, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11467688/Sir-Terry-Pratchett-dies-aged-66.html it was due to a chest infection that he had been battling since earlier that year]. |
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* [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]]: In a city where the citizens are attacking Watch houses for being tools of the oppressive state, Vimes wins over his neighborhood and oversees their barricades. |
* [[Misfit Mobilization Moment]]: In a city where the citizens are attacking Watch houses for being tools of the oppressive state, Vimes wins over his neighborhood and oversees their barricades. |
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* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Carcer lands in [[The City Narrows|the Shades]] and gets his first weapons and cash delivered straight into his lap. |
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Carcer lands in [[The City Narrows|the Shades]] and gets his first weapons and cash delivered straight into his lap. |