“At this moment his dearest wish would have been just a moment's grace to immerse his face in a sinkfull of warm water. And maybe to have somebody hold him under till he drowned.” LifeLife And LivingMagic RealismThe Magicians Book:The Magicians Source: The Magicians
“He just stared at his lap and waited for each successive second to impose itself on him in turn like an uninvited guest the way the previous one had.” LifeMagicLife PhilosophyLife And LivingThe MagiciansQuentin Coldwater Book:The Magicians Source: The Magicians
“If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn't make it so. Words and thoughts don’t change anything. Language and reality are kept strictly apart — reality is tough, unyielding stuff, and it doesn't care what you think or feel or say about it. Or it shouldn't. You deal with it, and you get on with your life.” LifeRealityLife LessonsDealing With It Book:The Magicians Source: The Magicians
“[F]or just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.” LifeHappinessDestinyPerfectionMiserySatisfactionContentmentUnhappiness Book:The Magicians Source: The Magicians
“...In books there's always somebody standing by ready to say hey, the world's in danger, evil's on the rise, but if you're really quick and take this ring and put it in that volcano over there everything will be fine. "But in real life that guy never turns up. He's never there. He's busy handing out advice in the next universe over. In our world no one ever knows what to do, and everyone's just as clueless and full of crap as everyone else, and you have to figure it all out by yourself. And even after you've figured it out and done it, you'll never know whether you were right or wrong. You'll never know if you put the ring in the right volcano, or if things might have gone better if you hadn't. There's no answers in the back of the book.” LifeEvilAdviceGoodClarityDecisions Book:The Magician's Land Source: The Magician's Land
“In our world no one ever knows what to do, and everyone's just as clueless and full of crap as everyone else, and you have to figure it all out by yourself. And even after you've figured it out and done it, you'll never know whether you were right or wrong. You'll never know if you put the ring in the right volcano, or if things might have gone better if you hadn't.” IfsKnowsWorldLifeDoneMightGoneFiguresRingsOur WorldCrapVolcanoesClueless Book:The Magicians Trilogy Source: The Magicians Trilogy
