Oh, good then. [there's one less thing to worry about. Brings his list of things to be anxious about back down to a mere one thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine. Always nice to cross one off.]

...You know, I've always thought the same about magic in general. I know that might be an odd thing for a wizard to say, but... people trying to do things the quick way - well, it always leads to trouble. Things get out of balance. It's never quite what you worked for in the end, like you said.

[Rincewind folds his arms, frowning pensively.]

And the pursuit of it inevitably leads to death and fighting. People scrambling for power.