The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

by Brandon Sanderson

People will think twice about molesting you. Perhaps. Either way, they will likely stare at you long enough for me to escape.”

“You misunderstand, Runian,” he said. “Killing is desperation, not strength. To live without killing…that is a strong society. If the reverse were true, my lands would not be withering away, like crops long without water…”

Never be ashamed of joy.”

Moving toward something I believed in, rather than away from what I feared.

I’d assumed an eventual rematch would be a way to take back my dignity. Turns out, nobody can take that from you. You’ve got to throw it away.