"In the end there is no master plan, we just tell ourselves there is to make ourselves feel better. Life. Now. The Present. That is what is important. Not some future reward or punishment."

Good philosophy, though I would stress a little moderation too. Too much of a good thing in the now can mean nothing in the well for tomorrow and that can be a pit of despair too and often an early death. Even politics is all about the now....but what about unfunded liabilities? A little forward thinking is always good. Live today, but think about your future a bit, and try to come to terms with your past the best you can is how I try to approach it, but there is no right and wrong in this tiny speck of forever that we are. If devices such as God help some, then fair enough I say. It doesn't make sense to my way of thinking, but I guess we all find our own ways and Pratchett seems to have done it his way and good for him.

I haven't read any of his books, but know of him and that he made a difference is of course a good thing. Nothing against fantasy myself and I often regard this reality as a kind of fantasy with the absurd things going on constantly. What would you say his best works are?