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Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve

Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.

Terry Pratchett
Long Ago, Pirate, Dying
"The Colour of Magic". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1983.

They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt was that you died in the attempt.

Terry Pratchett
Dying, Done, World
"Sourcery". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1988.

Sister Mary was a nurse and nurses, whatever their creed, are primarily nurses, which had a lot to do with wearing your watch upside down, keeping calm in emergencies, and dying for a cup of tea.

Terry Pratchett
Nurse, Tea, Dying
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch”, p.30, Harper Collins

People's whole lives do pass in front of their eye before they die. The process is called "Living".

Terry Pratchett
Eye, People, Dying
"The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel".

Ankh-Morpork! Pearl of cities! This is not a completely accurate description, of course — it was not round and shiny — but even its worst enemies would agree that if you had to liken Ankh-Morpork to anything, then it might as well be a piece of rubbish covered with the diseased secretions of a dying mollusc.

Terry Pratchett
Worst Enemy, Cities, Dying
Terry Pratchett (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld”, p.16, Harper Collins

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