The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

by Brandon Sanderson

The review almost wrote itself. An ideal experience, if you happen to be a pyromaniac cow. One star.

“You’re a good tree. Tall, thick—and most importantly—wooden. Four and a half stars. Would hide behind you again. Half a point off for lack of refreshments.”

It was time to make my move. Like the old saying goes. Carp diem. Seize the fish.

what is magic but a science not yet discovered?

The Beatles didn’t invent modern rock. Modern rock invented The Beatles.

Can I Have a Dimension Full of Talking Bananas? No.

Right. Agrarian culture. Break of dawn. Gotta milk the chickens or whatever.

Cats. The same in every dimension.

There is no only when it comes to goodness and joy. The smallest amount is as large as the universe, and one boy saved from a pit is a precious work beyond that of any king’s treasury.”

Damn, that guy could be profound. And depressing. Five stars. Should be narrating documentaries about disasters like Chernobyl. Or my love life.

“Do not be ashamed of your joy,” he told us, his voice intense. “Regardless of what aelv Ryan says. This is not a thing of shame. It is why I fight. It is why my sons bled. Never be ashamed of joy.”

it was the builders, not just the takers, who changed the world.