Mort (Wikipedia)

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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 and Catalan, mort means “death”. The French language edition is titled Mortimer, and the Catalan language edition is titled Morth.

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“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,” he said. “Have you thought of going into teaching?” Terry Pratchett, Mort
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. Terry Pratchett, Mort
“You’re dead”, he said. Keli waited. She couldn’t think of any suitable reply.