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washed-up-wurmcoil · 20 hours
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Tiffany Aching was so real for lamenting how she wasn't a real witch because the wannabe witches were mean to her while simultaneously astral projecting because she didn't have a mirror handy.
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vifetoile · 6 months
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In case you didn’t know why Miss Level is one of my favorites of ALL the Discworld witches
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milfdarthrevan · 4 months
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Tiffany is making me remember why I love Granny Weatherwax so much. She's so beautifully imperfect, and her greatest strength is also her greatest flaw. Her pride allows her to win, because she cannot allow herself to ever, ever lose. It's like what she said to Our Jason- the price of being the best farrier in town is that you have to shoe everything that comes your way.
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marie-mcd · 1 month
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Amongst the Aziraphale appreciation posts I see, there's a big thing that I think is often missed and deserves pointing out!
(I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or if it's something so obvious that it goes without saying, and thus hasn't been said; so I am either throwing myself to the wolves here or to the crickets. Here I go!)
In short, I think sheltering Gabriel in S2E1 was undeniably the right thing to do, and I admire Aziraphale for it. The ensuing fight with Crowley might distract some people from seeing this.
Initially it was a snap decision whose rationale was probably along the lines of "Ohshit, this is insane, everyone is staring, this situation has to stop right now, just get in and I'll get rid of you later."
But then it becomes clear to Aziraphale that Gabriel is a person who needs help. This is a special situation in which his antagonist is currently helpless. If he turns Gabriel away, it's only a matter of time before the other angels find him (granted, Azi doesn't have all the information yet here, but it's not a huge leap for him to suspect heaven being part of the threat), and in the meantime he could be hurt or even be discorporated by humans or by accident, and presumably end up back in heaven where Something Terrible awaits.
To articulate what I think the thought process might be in this situation, I'll borrow a quote from Miss Level from A Hat Full of Sky: "You can't not help people just because they're stupid or forgetful or unpleasant. Everyone's poor round here. If I don't help them, who will?" He's able to set aside his feelings and risk his own comfort and possibly his safety to help someone clearly in need, despite their past. The reason this is admirable is because this is difficult to do.
I understand why Aziraphale was upset with Crowley (and acted a bit pissy) during their blow-up. Not only is it not unreasonable to be upset about being bailed on in a high stress situation, it's also disappointing that Crowley's proposed solution was to dump Gabriel somewhere to fend for himself - Aziraphale knows and we know that Crowley is usually kind and moral, not to mention rational (and we even see him being kind to Jim/Gabriel later). It's also worth noting that Aziraphale never implies that he thinks Crowley is a bad person for not helping; he asks for help, is upset to not get it, and suggests Crowley leaves because they're obviously at an impasse.
I see Crowley's side too, because it's also not unreasonable to get upset when your partner springs an unexpected stressful situation on you, and it was wise to leave when it was clear that they were both too emotional to work on a proper solution.
We all want to enjoy our precious, fragile existence on earth and not have to deal with curveballs, but I see this problem as the "worse" part of "for better or for worse". I might have seen things differently if Aziraphale was sheltering someone like Hastur, but he's helping his own antagonist, not Crowley's. I for one like to think that Crowley would have returned to help anyway after processing his emotions, even without the threat to Aziraphale's existence. And when he does return I like that he maintains an attitude of "I'll help but I don't have to like it!"
(Side note, it's also hilarious how irritated Aziraphale is by Jim later while Crowley is so patient - another case of doing the right thing but not necessarily liking it).
TLDR: I see their fight as emotional reactions to stress, that can be summed up along the lines of "I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at the situation!" Aziraphale's a BAMF in my book for doing what he believes was right.
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pratchettquotes · 1 year
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"And Mrs. Earwig," said Mistress Weatherwax, her voice sinking to a growl, "Mrs. Earwig tells her girls it's about cosmic balances and stars and circles and colors and wands and...and toys, nothing but toys!" She sniffed. "Oh, I daresay that's all very well as decoration, somethin' nice to look at while you're workin', somethin' for show, but the start and finish, the start and finish, is helpin' people when life is on the edge. Even people you don't like. Stars is easy, people is hard."
She stopped talking. It was several seconds before birds began to sing again.
"Anyway, that's what I think," she added in the tones of someone who suspects that she might have gone just a bit further than she meant to.
Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
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kingfishercosplay · 4 months
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"At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerous and powerful. And we feel it even if we don't know what it is." - I Shall Wear Midnight
Happy 40th Anniversary Discworld :)
📷 by a friend / Tiffany Aching cosplay + photo edits by me
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the-swift-tricker · 3 months
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"I never braked my word yet," said Rob. "Except to polis'men and other o' that kidney, ye ken, and they dinna count."
- A Hat Full of Sky, Terry Pratchett
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natureintheory · 1 year
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A Hat Full of Sky
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"...the sky was midnight black, shorn of stars. This was the landscape of Tiffany Aching’s mind.”
"On top of a round hill was a four-wheeled shepherding hut, with a curved roof and a chimney for the potbellied stove. Inside, the walls were covered with the yellow and blue wrappers from hundreds of packets of Jolly Sailor tobacco."
I discovered Terry Pratchett's Discworld ~ a couple of years ago. Not sure how it took so long, since I love fantasy and magic.
Truly, better late than never. These books helped me through a lot of the last year. I swallowed a good chunk of the Discworld series, starting with Guards! and Tiffany. Since then I’ve carried in my own mind an image of granny’s shepherd hut as it existed in Tiffany’s head, her hat, and witch herself. This personal work / fanart took a few months, on and off, to realize.
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Of course I don't notice the last image is hot garbage quality until its been reblogged a few hundred times. 💀 Replaced, futile though that may be.
Thank you all, I'm very happy you like it!
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aeshnacyanea2000 · 6 months
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‘We haven’t even had anything to eat!’ said Tiffany, running after her. ‘I had a lot of voles last night,’ said Mistress Weatherwax over her shoulder. ‘Yes, but you didn’t actually eat them, did you?’ said Tiffany. ‘It was the owl that actually ate them.’ ‘Technic’ly, yes,’ Mistress Weatherwax admitted. ‘But if you think you’ve been eating voles all night you’d be amazed how much you don’t want to eat anything next morning. Or ever again.’
-- Terry Pratchett - A Hat Full Of Sky
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bibliophilecats · 7 months
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21 August 2023: Senior Citizen Day
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The other day I saw a random person at a restaurant table reading A Hat Full of Sky. I've never stumbled upon a Discworld reader in the wild before, and I stopped to tell him so. He said he has two young daughters, 5 and 3, and he can't think of a better character for them to learn from than Tiffany Aching, so he's reading up in preparation for when they're ready.
I'm completely fine about this, btw. The hysterical sobbing is just allergies.
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goodgrammaritan · 5 months
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"Are you all right, mistress?" said Tiffany.
"Sound as a bell," said Mistress Weatherwax, wheezing slightly. "Just getting my second wind. Anyway, it's only another six miles."
"I noticed you're limping a bit," said Tiffany.
"Do you, indeed? Then stop noticing!"
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
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oakys-sideblog · 4 days
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well, according to terry pratchett, I'm a witch (finished reading a hat full of sky)
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milfdarthrevan · 4 months
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IT'S HIMMMMMM
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pratchettquotes · 9 months
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"Things aren't important. People are."
Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
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kingfishercosplay · 16 days
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"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."
- A Hat Full of Sky
GNU, Sir Terry.
Cosplay worn by me / Photo by a friend, edits by me
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