A favourite Terry Prachett quote.

I woke up with this Terry Pratchett quote from wintersmith stuck in my head. I have a ring made of iron to always remind me. Terry shaped a lot of my personality when I found his Discworld witches books in the library at 13, which explains a lot about me. I am heavily influenced by him both in my life and in my writing. Except the emo stuff. That's all repressed teenaged angst.

"These are the Things that Make a Man;

Iron enough to make a nail,

Lime enough to paint a wall,

Water enough to drown a dog,

Sulphur enough to stop the fleas,

Potash enough to wash a shirt,

Gold enough to buy a bean,

Silver enough to coat a pin,

Lead enough to ballast a bird,

Phosphor enough to light the town,

Poison enough to kill a cow,

Strength enough to build a home,

Time enough to hold a child,

Love enough to break a heart."