<![CDATA[No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested.]]>No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.

-Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man.

Today is his birthday.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/72a18ea0-b8a5-4aa2-9e58-8ba5fc9188fb/no-one-is-finally-dead-until-the-ripples-they-cause-in-the-world-die-away-until-the-clock-wound-up-winds-down-until-the-wine-she-made-has-finished-its-ferment-until-the-crop-they-planted-is-harvested.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:10:21 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:19:24 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:47:17 GMT]]>@louisffourie A man who won't be finally dead for many generations, based on how frequently he is quoted. Ripples in the world, indeed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116483819905829475https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/AmeliasBrain/statuses/116483819905829475Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:47:17 GMT