--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?”…" description: "\"“Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?” Sam asked… “And couldn’t you just, you know, use magic or something?” He wriggled his fingers dramatically. ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/phillip-w-simpson-13889_asked_where-did-you-learn-to-use-a-gas-cooker_378969.jpg" --- # Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?” Sam asked… “And… ![“Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?” Sam asked… “And couldn’t you just, you know, use magic or something?” He wriggled his fingers dramatically. Gabriel smiled ... “I’ve been around for a long, long time. Thousands of years, in fact. Don’t you think I would’ve spent at least some of that time…” quote by Phillip W. Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/phillip-w-simpson-13889_asked_where-did-you-learn-to-use-a-gas-cooker_378969.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/phillip-w-simpson-13889_asked_where-did-you-learn-to-use-a-gas-cooker_378969.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/phillip-w-simpson-13889_asked_where-did-you-learn-to-use-a-gas-cooker_378969.jpg) > ““Where did you learn to use a gas cooker?” Sam asked… “And couldn’t you just, you know, use magic or something?” He wriggled his fingers dramatically. Gabriel smiled ... “I’ve been around for a long, long time. Thousands of years, in fact. Don’t you think I would’ve spent at least some of that time here on earth amongst you humans?”” [Phillip W. Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phillip-w-simpson/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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