The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Quotes

“What is magic but a science not yet discovered?”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“Why let the young folk have all the dumb ideas?”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“It was time to make my move. Like the old saying goes. Carp Diem. Seize the fish”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“You deserve to enjoy being a person you like.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“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.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“A little pebble starts as an avalanche," I said. "Life isn't like the craps table, where the next roll has the same chance of winning as the last one. In real life, you lose a little - and that makes you wonder if you deserve to lose. You get nervous, make mistakes, overcompensate. That makes you lose more, then it compounds. Eventually, you're so far gone..."
I heaved out a sigh. What was I doing? Trying to justify it all? Heap my bad decisions upon other sources?
No, I thought. You've never had a problem taking responsibility. You've always thought you were worthless.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“[Joy] is not a thing of shame. It is why I fight. It is why my sons bled. Never be ashamed of joy.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“It was the builders, not just the takers, who changed the world.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“Modern internet: three and a half stars. Poor reception in the Middle Ages. Please patch now, devs.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“I was tired of being called a coward. I was tired of believing it.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“A little pebble starts an avalanche. [...]
You lose a little—and that makes you wonder if you deserve to lose. So you lose some more. You’re behind, no matter how you scramble to stop it. [...]
No one thing had ruined me. It had just…piled on.
[...]
You’ll have accomplished something truly special.” “Which is?” “You’ll have gotten out from under that avalanche, Johnny. You’ll have escaped.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“So where did the first god come from?" I asked Ealstan.
"licked from a rock by a cow," Ealstan said with a perfectly straight face.
"Uh..."
"It was a very special cow.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“While I wasn’t the hero I’d imagined, I didn’t have to be the wretch Ulric and his goons saw.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“Ulric had been wielding guns to awe them, blowing apart people who angered him. But these people were used to bullies. They weren’t impressed by the ability to kill. [...] They were impressed by the ability to live.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“Killing is desperation, not strength. To live without killing…that is a strong society.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“I didn’t want to see, or accept what you could do, because it didn’t fit with the world as I saw it. I didn’t want to admit to things I didn’t understand.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“It wasn’t the type of advantage you revealed to perform a party trick.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“European and Middle Eastern folklore is fascinated by the scholar-healer-philosopher.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“My instinct for how to stick to the shadows, how to not present a profile, and how to move without making noise made me concerned about where I’d gotten these skills. That, and the fact that I kept wanting to rest my hand on a nonexistent gun. They didn’t seem the type of abilities that belonged to a law-abiding citizen who spent his days reviewing trees.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“(What products did one use in Anglo-Saxon England? Beaver snot?”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“it forces me to wonder. How much of my confidence is because things did go my way? When I look at a loser—no offense—I guess I want to assume he deserves it. Because it helps me believe that it could never have happened to me.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“The more I've studied history, the more I've realized that grand achievements aren't so much about aptitude as about timing.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“In the life you now live, you might think yourself unaccomplished, stuck in a rut. You might mourn at how little you've accomplished. But in the scope of the history of humankind, you are a god.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“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.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“I strongly encourage you to purchase this book’s companion volume, Science for Wizards™, where we explain vital skills like crafting gunpowder, administering vaccines, and establishing fusion cultures. But heed this important warning: In most ancient mythologies, even gods can die. Basic medical nanites can work wonders for preventing your demise. They can absorb oxygen from water, or even scrub the CO2. They can stanch wounds. They can let you eat almost anything. But if a bunch of knights chop you to pieces, you will die.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“I can see in the dark," I said to her. "Don't you find that impressive? I can-" I grunted, colliding with a shrub. Simultaneously walking, looking through menus, and attempting to prove how mystical I was did not work well.
I extricated myself from the shrub to find her standing with her lantern raised, eying me. "See in the dark, eh?"
"I needed some berries," I said "Wizard business.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“(Tree report: Three stars. Uncomfortable root network. Not for an inexperienced hider. See my other reviews of trees in the area for more opinions.)”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“Horses were less the thundering creatures Of pounding hoof beats and unparalleled speed found in movies and more like golf carts that ran on a tank of grass and occasionally bit you.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“People think that if something is not protecting them or feeding them, it is frivolous. I try to explain that there is so much to love and enjoy about the world.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

“As we’d been riding for several hours, they decided to take a break.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England