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" Truthfully, without over-egging it, as I often do, the library and journalism, those things made me who I am. "

Terry Pratchett

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" I grow as many of our vegetables as I can, because my granddad was a professional gardener, and it's in the blood. "

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" Seven hundred thousand people who have dementia in this country are not heard. I'm fortunate; I can be heard. Regrettably, it's amazing how people listen if you stand up in public and give away $1 million for research into the disease, as I have done. "

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" Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along. "

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" Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government. "

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