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He had spent a lot of time thinking about himself, and had come to the conclusion that he was definitely not self-absorbed.
LOL
Powerlessness didn’t seem so bad when you only saw it in other people.
I'm not sure I agree with that
he mused that unlimited money was like a superpower.
Unfirtunately it's not. It won't fix health problems or interpersonal problems or world peace...
Hire doctors to keep you healthy.
Only works if you have normal and easy to cure problems - Invisible illnesses money can make more endurable - same with fatal illness you might be more comfortable while dying from cancer
Wolves. Highwaymen. Evil queens.
Evil queens? Really?
Apprentice, I command you to…think! Being a man of action is fine, but you need to think before you act.”
Oh man, if only when I worked full-time I could order people to think
“Excellent! You have pleased me, my apprentice! Well done! I’m delighted at the prospect of all the marvelous things you’re not going to say in the future! You know, the less you talk, the more people assume that what you’re not saying is important.”
Love this
Just remember that nothing in a wizard’s life is what it seems.”
faith doesn’t have to make sense. If it did, it wouldn’t be faith, it would be logic. As wizards, faith is our most important tool.”
when people don’t know what you do, they don’t know what you don’t do.
“So our main job is to look busy.” “Yes, and sometimes it takes more effort than actually being busy.”
I said we work at looking busy. You want to do something every day. Preferably, it’ll be something easy that you can make a big deal out
The mouth of the cave was large enough for all five of them to stand comfortably.
Any women from the future?
Phillip had many other food choices he could produce, but a selection of specialized burritos is all the variety most men need.
Oh please. I'm tripping over the stereotypes.
Book has so much potential. Great concept, good world-building. But I kept tripping over stereotypyes & sexism & what seemed to me to be a lack of research into the time period. I believe this author has potential and look forward to reading stuff he writes in a few years.
Asian man in his thirties wearing a spectacular red silk robe and hat, both embroidered with dragons.
omg really - I guess we should be thankful he's not a ninja
It’s amazing how quickly we get used to weirdness when it’s our own weirdness.
so true
