Terry Pratchett may have had the best take on humanistic existentialism ever...

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Existence is meaningless, but that doesn't make it bleak or depressing–rather, it's a blank canvas for us, humans, to create the best existence we can. Oh, and if you aren't familiar with Terry…you need to fix that.

"All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."

REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.

"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"

YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.

"So we can believe the big ones?"

YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.

"They're not the same at all!"

YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.

"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"

MY POINT EXACTLY.

[LearnedHand]

1. Death is my favorite of all the Diskworld characters

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2. I think He's one of the all-time favorites amongst the fandom.

Sam and Granny are in the running, but I'm not sure they're that close…more a battle for #2 rather than the top spot.

Not to mention, Binky is probably the real #2.

[LearnedHand]

3. Sam is definitely in the 2 spot

But I’m not sure I remember Binky. I also quite like Lord Vetinari.

On edit: Do you remember when Pratchett died that fans did a change.org petition for Death to bring him back?

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4. You...don't know Binky??

Binky, the totally alive, milky-white horse?

The horse who can ignore reality at will?

The bestest horse in all of fantasy?

https://wiki.lspace.org/Binky

Not to be rude but if you don't know Binky you don't qualify as a Pratchett fan.

[LearnedHand]

6. Oh right! I forgot that was his name

It’s been a while since I read the books. Was just thinking it’s time to reread them.

[Mossfern]

7. Pratchett's Death character

made me not afraid of death.

I've read all of Discworld and I'm ready to go through it all over again.
Pratchett's works make so much sense - like the witches.
Almost every day I decide which witch to emulate.

[Blue Full Moon]

10. When I read the books I hear Christopher Lee.

[Srkdqltr]

5. I like Moist. I thought i liked the suitcase but Moist is it.

[Oneironaut]

9. This is lovely! Death is the greatest gift to humanity.

All of your embarrassing or worst moments. All your troubles. Everything - will be over one day. The sun will eventually swallow the earth and none of this matters. We’re specks of dust.

I’m partially joking but also not. It’s beautiful.