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The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
3.0

" 'You mean ... you think ... that you sort of died somewhere else and then came here?' said Tiffany. 'You mean this is like ... heaven?'
'Aye! Just as advertised!' said Rob Anybody. 'Lovely sunshine, good huntin', nice pretty flowers, and wee burdies goin' cheep.' "

" 'What's magic, eh? Just wavin' a stick an' sayin' a few wee magical words. An' what's so clever aboot that, eh? But lookin' at things, really lookin' at 'em, and then workin' 'em oout, now, that's a real skill.' "

"There was no reply. There wasn't even an echo. She was alone, except for her heartbeats."

"You could spend a day looking at a flower to see how wonderful it is, and that wouldn't get the milking done. No wonder we dream our way through our lives. To be awake, and see it all as it really is ... no one could stand that for long."

" 'The thing about witchcraft,' said Mistress Weatherwax, 'is that it's not like school at all. First you get the test, and then afterward you spend years findin' out how you passed it. It's a bit like life in that respect.' "