Best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett dies aged 66
Best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 "surrounded by his family, with his cat sleeping on his bed".
Pratchett's hopes assisted dying would be legalised
Right-to-die campaigner Sir Terry Pratchett said he would be "surprised" if assisted dying happened in his lifetime.
But the best-selling author, who died aged 66 after a long battle with Alzheimer's, said he hoped it would happen "not too far" afterwards.
-
Sir Terry Pratchett in quotes
As the literary world mourns the death of the best-selling author, here are some of his most memorable quotes.
-
Pratchett sold more than 70m books
Sir Terry Pratchett sold more than 70 million books in a prolific career and became the UK's biggest-selling author in the 1990s.