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Spoiler: Death on Rincewind

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In one of the books (I don't recall which one again), Rincewind's hourglass is described as having so many weird turns (where glass actually goes through other glass, even though it can't really) that it's impossible to figure out when he's going to die. Death doesn't like it, as it leads to many near-Rincewind experiences (if Rincewind has a near-Death experience, Death by design has to have a near-Rincewind experience and he doesn't like it).

I remember that... But I can't say what book it's from either... Perhaps it's from one I haven't read but someone commented on?

In any case, one of my favorites scenes in Discworld is in Eric, when the demon... Asthfgel (?) goes to the end of time and meets Death, then ask about Rincewind, to which Death replies "The Wizzard?!" in a clearly exacerbated tone.