And didn't they say that, although curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought the beast back?
Learn to master yourself-to understand both your fears and your desires. That's the key to magic. Then, no one shall have any hold over you. Remember. . . the magic (sic). . . is a living thing, joined to whomever it touches and changed by them as well. . . You must come to know everything-even your darkest corners. Especially those. . . Everything has its price.