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"This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and why, although it doesnt pretend to answer all or any of these questions."
"It was a horrible feeling to find things in your head and not know how they fitted."

Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the Discworld series and the first in which the main character is not Rincewind. The title is a play on words related to the phrase "Equal Rights".
"This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and why, although it doesnt pretend to answer all or any of these questions."
"Time passed, which, basically, is its job."
"It wasnt a large village, and wouldnt have shown up on a map of the mountains. It barely showed up on a map of the village."
"Theyre both magic. If you cant learn to ride an elephant, you can at least learn to ride a horse."
"A world like that, which exists only because the gods enjoy a joke, must be a place where magic can survive. And sex too, of course."
"Granny had nothing against fortune-telling provided it was done badly by people with no talent for it."