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p4nishers · 5 months
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one of the most important things terry pratchett has taught me is that it's okay to be angry. no one has ever said that to me before. he taught me that anger was an engine. that you can use that anger. that it goes hand in hand with love. he taught me to never underestimate my anger, because it's one of my strongest points. he taught me genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. he taught me i shouldn't be fighting my anger, but what caused it. he himself said rage underlines everything he wrote. i never heard anger talked about so openly like that before and it's freeing, i suppose, to realize you are truly, truly not alone in your rage at the world. you never were.
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pratchettquotes · 2 years
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Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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bberenicce · 4 years
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Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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noonmutter · 4 years
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Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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perletwo · 5 years
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Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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aeshnacyanea2000 · 5 years
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Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters
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bloodstonechunk · 5 years
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Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
-Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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Name: Allison Sharpe, Allie
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Orientation: bisexual
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Allie came to Yharnam for blood ministration as a last-ditch effort to heal an old war wound. She stayed in Yharnam as a hunter, having found camaraderie and renewed purposed in the Powder Kegs. That all went up in flames with the old city. These nights, with the town in decline, she clings to her hunting and whiskey. They’re all she has left.
Destiny
Her first life was ended by a Dark Age warlord for refusing to open fire on civilians. Resurrected soon afterwards and told of what happened by her ghost, Evie, Allie set out for vengeance. She deposed the warlord and guarded her new citizens with fierce dedication, joining the Iron Lords and eventually throwing in her lot with the Guardians of the Last City. In semi-retirement now, she leads a small clan and offers mentorship to young titans.
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As a young woman in the 1900s, Allie survived a dangerous encounter of the vampiric kind. She swore never to be defenseless against such evil again and pursued training in the Ripple. Thanks to the Joestars the Red Stone of Asia may no longer need to be guarded, but there’s still work for people like her. She combines Ripple techniques with a modern arsenal to stamp out any undead thing that goes bump in the night.
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Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.
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systlin · 7 years
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Auntie, how does one stay happy? If I even get a whiff of anything political or current events, I get overwhelmed. I feel like I have been away from home for a long time. I just want to go home.
I do things that make me happy. I know that me being happy is a subtle revenge against those who hate people like me. 
And rather than getting overwhelmed, I get angry. 
Why? What’s the difference. 
Because anger is a force of creativity. To quote Sir Terry Pratchett, on my idol Granny Weatherwax. 
“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”
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donloco · 6 years
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"Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge."
Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters
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qserasera · 7 years
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“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. it meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”  - Terry Pratchett
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Other characters in Citta: none!
Character name: “Granny” Esmerelda Weatherwax
Series: Discworld
Canon point (if applicable): Post-I Shall Wear Midnight, pre-The Shepherd’s Crown
Personality (please write at least a paragraph [ of about 12-15 sentences ] in your own words about your character’s personality.): Granny Weatherwax has been described by her closest friend, Gytha Ogg, as being “proud in the same way the sea is full of water” - her existence is pride. Stubborn in all walks of life, Granny is, simply put, a bad person. She has a foul temperament, dislikes people, and has the air of a terrifyingly evil witch. She’s competitive, headstrong, and selfish; however, out of sheer force of will and dedication to her principles, she is instead a “good” witch. Of course, to her, being Good and Right is much more important than being Nice. She is not compassionate - she is pragmatic.How you feel is less important than how you live.
Granny is widely considered the most powerful witch on the Disc, but she dislikes demonstrating this power. Rather, she prefers using psychology (or as she calls it, “headology”) to solve problems. Rather than curse someone (which would be entirely too much trouble), she’ll simply say she cursed you and let you think the next bit of bad luck is her fault. Rather than make someone a frog, she’ll make them think they’re a frog (which, due to canonical rules of morphic resonance, often temporarily turns people in to frogs). She prefers to use this to solve problems rather than make them. Her sheer force of will allows her to tough through practically anything
“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world’s great creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn’t mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.” - Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
Granny is also driven to proving herself as part of her competitive streak. As such, she’s likely to do things that fail to inconvenience her while also providing risk of pain.
Abilities your character possesses (only applicable if your character has powers. Must be extremely detailed):  Granny is widely considered the most powerful witch the Disc has ever seen. Her raw magical power is formidable, capable of moving the entire kingdom of Lancre forward in to the future and summoning vast flames, once dueling Archchancellor Cutangle of Unseen University and winning. A rough list of her poorly defined abilities: Pyromancy Telekinesis
Time travel (only one way, and extremely dangerous - never plans on doing it again)
Delaying injuries
“Fading in to the foreground” - essentially invisibility, becomes unnoticeable, eyes just slipping over her as she seems to be parts of the background and foreground
Shapeshifting in to various animals
Borrowing - Easily her most notable power and the one she is most proud of. Borrowing is a very mentally taxing magic, in which the practitioner rides the body and mind of an animal. It is highly risky, as the animal’s personality is always at risk of overtaking the rider - several witches and wizards have been trapped inside an animal and never seen again, their body rotting at home. Granny’s force of will and absolutely extreme sense of self prevent this from happening - she was even able to Borrow an entire swarm of bees, separating her entire consciousness across hundreds of bees, and came out perfectly fine (though with szzzzome temporary szzzide effectszzz).
Headology - 99% of the power that Granny ACTUALLY exhibits is essentially raw charisma and psychology. She’s a master of manipulation, but only ever uses it to solve problems and help others - or at least prevent harm from coming to others. She has stated that most of the power of being a witch comes from making sure people KNOW you are a powerful witch. The pointy hat is a symbol of power that almost always instills respect in others.
Weapon of choice: Psychology, magic.
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artsandclarts · 6 years
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DISCWORLD: WYRD SISTERS
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The sixth book in the Discworld series, published 1988. In 1995 it was adapted into a BBC Radio 4 radio play. Later in 1996 it was adapted to a theatre play by Stephen Briggs. It was also a turned into a six part animation in 1997,
SYNOPSIS
“Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folks; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle.
Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent, for whom ascending this tainted throne is a more complicated affair than you might imagine, particularly when the blood on your hands just won’t wash off and you’re facing a future with knives in it…”
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“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.”
“Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don’t have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have.”
“The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo.”
“Granny Weatherwax was often angry. She considered it one of her strong points. Genuine anger was one of the world's greatest creative forces. But you had to learn how to control it. That didn't mean you let it trickle away. It meant you dammed it, carefully, let it develop a working head, let it drown whole valleys of the mind and then, just when the whole structure was about to collapse, opened a tiny pipeline at the base and let the iron-hard stream of wrath power the turbines of revenge.”
“And, with alarming suddenness, nothing happened.” 
“‘Right,' he said uncertainty. His mind was grinding through the problem. She was a witch. Just lately there'd been a lot of gossip about witches being bad for your health. He'd been told not to let witches pass, but no one had said anything about apple sellers. Apple sellers were not a problem. It was witches that were the problem. She'd said she was an apple seller and he wasn't about to doubt a witch's word.” 
“Magrat knew she had lost. You always lost against Granny Weatherwax, the only interest was in seeing exactly how.”
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