“The nobles had made reading unpopular, as it showed that one couldn’t afford to buy spells or magical devices, since one had to get knowledge to do things the ordinary way; even if this view held little logic, the king himself was known to insult readers as “bookfaces” or “unable to think for themselves, so they need to spout what others have said,” and these opinions became popular, as did most views expressed by the king or his son.” ThinkingReadingLearningBooksLogicIntelligencePropagandaDictatorPopularityTwistedMonarchyNerdyBookishNerds Book:Dysmorphic Kingdom Source: Dysmorphic Kingdom
“Part of her exulted that he’d asked her, out of everyone in the coach, this question; he must think her intelligent. The rest of her, though, wanted to slap herself for disproving his thought. Here was her opportunity to have her fantasy of a deep philosophical conversation come true with Garth, and all she could say was well, not really. Idiot!” ConfidenceIntelligenceInfatuationIntimidation Book:Dysmorphic Kingdom Source: Dysmorphic Kingdom