Any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons. Using it for your own purposes would be like trying to beat mice to death with a rattlesnake.
Terry PratchettThere are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards.
Terry PratchettThis was the definition of eternity; it was the space of time devised by the Great God Om to ensure that everyone got the punishment that was due to them.
Terry PratchettThe English were notoriously unenthusiastic about burning witches. I suppose ours were too soggy.
Terry PratchettNigel gave the lamp a cautious buff and small smoking red letters appeared in the air. "Hi," Nigel read aloud, "Do not put down the lamp because your custom is important to us. Please leave a wish after the tone and, very shortly, it will be our command. In the meantime, have a nice eternity."
Terry Pratchett