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He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. "Have you thought of going into teaching?” “When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.” - 9GAG …

A brand new English musical adaptation of Mort will premiere in Guildford, Surrey, UK in August 2008. Thank you Terry Pratchett. Terry Pratchett Discworld Terry Pratchett Death Schrift Design Shows Beautiful Moments Movie Quotes Funny Quotes Writing Prompts Best Funny Pictures. So let's just say that Ankh-Morpork is as full of life as an old cheese on a hot day, as loud as a curse in a cathedral, as bright as an oil slick, as colourful as a bruise and as full of activity, industry, bustle and sheer exuberant busyness as a dead dog on a termite mound.” “Mort was already aware that love made you feel hot and cold and cruel and weak, but he hadn't realized that it could make you stupid.” asked Mort. I WAS THE ULTIMATE REALITY. 'And make it sna--'" This line refers to an old one-liner: "give me an alligator sandwich and make it snappy!" Mort is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett.Published in 1987, it is the fourth Discworld novel and the first to focus on the character Death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels.The title is the name of its main character, and is also a play on words: in French, mort means "death". he said. “I USHERED SOULS INTO THE NEXT WORLD. Mort's father, named Lezek, felt that Mort thought too much, which prevented him from achieving anything practical. However, the gods took pity on them and turned him into an ironing board** and her into a small brass bollard. “Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote.

“A----ing wizard. Thus, Lezek took him to a local hiring fair, hoping that Mort would land an apprenticeship with some tradesman; not only would this provide a job for his son, but it would also make his son's propensity towards thinking someone else's problem. At the job fair, Mort at first has no luck attracting the interest of an employer. 14,880 points • 322 comments - One of the most beautiful moments and speeches of the Discworld. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
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“Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome.”

The man turns out to be As Mort begins to do most of Death's "duty", he loses some of his former character traits, and essentially starts to become more like Death himself. WHAT A COINCIDENCE, [...]" As stated, not only does 'Mort' mean 'death' in French, but in Page 30 "'How do you get all those coins?' FASCINATING.” Discworld is a comic fantasy book series by British author Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which are in turn standing on the back of a giant turtle, the Great A'Tuin.The stories are arranged in several different story arcs that are further explained in the Wikipedia article on the Discworld reading order. Then, just before the stroke of midnight, a man concealed in a black cloak arrives on a white horse. “Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. As a teenager, Mort had a personality and temperament that made him rather unsuited to the family farming business.

Page 31 "The answer flowed into his mind with all the inevitability of a tax demand." In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen.” “He felt as if he had been shipwrecked on the Titanic, but in the nick of time had been rescued. KILL? "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?" CERTAINLY NOT. The French language edition is titled Mortimer. This was done so that the departed loved one would have some change handy to pay Charon, the ferryman who transported departed souls over the river Styx towards the afterlife. He says he is looking for a young man to assist him in his work and selects Mort for the job. He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn’t one. In the Greek version of this custom, a single coin or obulus was put under the tongue of a deceased person. “It's beautiful," said Mort softly. “Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals.” “Albert grunted.