Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind, #3)

by Terry Pratchett

“All my magic could not save her,” he said. THERE ARE PLACES WHERE EVEN MAGIC MAY NOT GO.

Rincewind didn’t comment. He was busily examining the state of his own mind, and wasn’t happy at the sight of it. He had a horrible feeling that he was falling in love.

Rincewind felt that he could see his future with the same crystal clarity that a man falling off a cliff sees the ground, and for much the same reason.

“If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize,” he said.

It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.”