There can be no better grounding for a lifetime as an author than to see humanity in all its various guises through the lens of the reporter for the town. (Terry Pratchett)

There can be no better grounding for a lifetime as an author than to see humanity in all its various guises through the lens of the reporter for the town.

Terry Pratchett

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