A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

Tyrion Lannister

Game of Thrones

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Topic

Books Reading

Speaker

Tyrion Lannister

Actor

Peter Dinklage

Source

Game of Thrones

Medium

TV program

Genre

Fantasy (TV) Drama (TV) Fantasy Drama

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

"The Kingsroad." Game of Thrones, written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and George R.R. Martin, directed by Timothy Van Patten, season 1, episode 2, Television 360 and Grok! Studio, 2011.

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Topic
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Topic
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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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