How we cite our quotes: (Story.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
If [Liessa] had a man, things would be different. Someone who, for preference, was a big strapping lad but short on brains. Someone who would do what he was told… (3.6.2)
Liessa's dissatisfaction won't be appeased until she becomes queen. In a twist on the typical fantasy damsel, she doesn't want a man to be her protector; she wants a man who'll obey orders and get her that throne.
Quote #8
Hrun met her gaze. He thought about his life, to date. It suddenly seemed to him to have been full of long damp nights sleeping under the stars, desperate fights with trolls, city guards, countless bandits and evil priests and, on at least three occasions, actual demigods—and for what? Well, for quite a lot of treasure, he had to admit—but where had it all gone? […] In short, life had really left him with little more than a reputation and a network of scars. (3.15.85)
Hrun has everything a man could want. In fact, the barbarian archetype from fantasy novels was designed to be everything a man could want. Think a brutish James Bond with a sword. But is Hrun satisfied? Nope.
Quote #9
"You were supposed to be on watch," snapped Rincewind. "I saved us from the slavers, remember," said Twoflower. "I'd rather be a slave than a corpse," replied the wizard. (4.2.6-8)
Just in case you thought there was something out there that could satisfy Rincewind. Even not becoming a slave can't lift Rincewind's perpetual dissatisfaction.