#lon

It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimer's you are an old fart. That's how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#alone #alzheimer #brave #cancer #disease

The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I last saw him at a Discworld convention, where he chose to take part in a game as an assassin. He died not long afterwards, and I wish I had his fortitude and sense of style. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#assassin #boy #bravest #chose #complex

There's not too much difference between writing a picture book and writing a collection of a hundred poems or so, except that the bigger books take a lot longer to do. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#bigger #book #books #collection #difference

Technology has become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, so we are no longer conscious of its presence. ↗

— Godfrey Reggio

#become #breathe #conscious #longer #presence

I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#electrician #got #i #line #round

If I'm alone too long I think too much, and I'm not interested in doing that. That won't lead anywhere good, I'm sure. If I'm busy I tend to stay out of trouble. An idle mind is the devil's playground. ↗

— Lisa Marie Presley

#anywhere #busy #devil #doing #good

He would use amphetamines to stay awake because he would have late night maneuvers that would go way into the early morning hours and he was given pills to stay up for the long hours. ↗

— Priscilla Presley

#because #early #early morning #given #go

You know, Lisa, for the longest time, did not sing. ↗

— Priscilla Presley

#know #lisa #longest #longest time #sing

I took a long time off to have my baby and spend time with my family. ↗

— Kelly Preston

#family #i #long #long time #off

When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today. ↗

— Jacques Prevert

#freedom #longer #police #real #today