Sir Terry Pratchett has died. There will be no more Discworld novels and no more stories about his witches.
Reading and writing about certain fictional modern-day witches can be depressing and demoralising, especially when they remind us of people who have injured us in real life. Terry Pratchett’s witches provide a pleasant, entertaining and amusing contrast: their sayings and doings lift the spirits of and bring enjoyment to his readers.
I quoted some extracts from his books a while back, and added some thoughts of my own: there is something about his evil elves here and some of his wise words about magic here.
Goodbye Terry, and thank you.
P. S. I saw Terry Pratchett once, and we exchanged brief smiles!
It was in Hampstead, in north-west London. I was walking past some shops to the bus stop and saw him sitting with someone at a table outside a café.
His appearance is distinctive and he was a trustee of a charity in the area, so it was definitely him.
