Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 36 | 494 | Literacy is accepted in the lower castes, but not encouraged. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 36 | 491 | "Your mark is required". |
| 36 | 492 | "Will you excuse me?" said Captain Nakamura to the stranger and me, and, after bowing, went to join Demetrion. |
| 36 | 493 | Many Goreans, particularly of the lower castes, and some of the Warriors, a high caste, cannot read. |
| 36 | 494 | Literacy is accepted in the lower castes, but not encouraged. |
| 36 | 495 | There are Peasants who have never seen a written word. |
| 36 | 496 | Some Warriors take pride in their inability to read, regarding that skill as unworthy of them, as being more appropriate to record keepers, tradesmen, clerks, and such, and some who can read take pains to conceal the fact. |
| 36 | 497 | Swords, not words, rule cities, it is said. |
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"Your mark is required".
"Will you excuse me?" said Captain Nakamura to the stranger and me, and, after bowing, went to join Demetrion.
Many Goreans, particularly of the lower castes, and some of the Warriors, a high caste, cannot read.
Literacy is accepted in the lower castes, but not encouraged.
There are Peasants who have never seen a written word.
Some Warriors take pride in their inability to read, regarding that skill as unworthy of them, as being more appropriate to record keepers, tradesmen, clerks, and such, and some who can read take pains to conceal the fact.
Swords, not words, rule cities, it is said.
- (Mariners of Gor, Chapter 36)