All Right, Said Susan. Im Not Stupid. Youre Saying Humans Need Fantasies To Make Life Bearable.REALLY?

All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.” REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. "Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—" YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. "So we can believe the big ones?" YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. "They’re not the same at all!" YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME…SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. "Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what’s the point—" MY POINT EXACTLY.

Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

Terry Pratchett had the unique ability to combine a sense of wonder, a touch of wit, an eye for humor, and an ear for the common man and roll it all up into amazing works of fantasy. We are all the richer for having had him among us as long as we did, and still all the poorer for losing him. 

I owe much of who I am as a roleplayer (and occasional writer) to his Discworld novels. I still have the darndest time tearing myself away from one once I start reading. Thank you for everything, Sir Terry. We’ll miss you.

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