"A small boy asleep on his right side, the right arm stuck out, the right hand hanging limp over the edge of the bed. Through a round grating in the side of a box a voice speaks softly.
‘The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the second in length of all the rivers of the globe. Although falling short of the length of the Mississippi-Missouri, the Nile is at the head of all rivers as regards the length of its basin, which extends through 35 degrees of latitude …’
At breakfast the next morning, ‘Tommy,’ someone says, ‘do you know which is the longest river in Africa?’ A shaking of the head. ‘But don't you remember something that begins: ‘The Nile is the …’
‘The - Nile - is - the - longest - river - in - Africa - and - the - second - in - length - of - all - the - rivers - of - the - globe …’ The words come rushing out. ‘Although - falling - short - of …’
‘Well now, which is the longest river in Africa?’
The eyes are blank. ‘I don't know.’
‘But the Nile, Tommy.’
‘The - Nile - is - the - longest - river - in - Africa - and - second …’
‘Then which river is the longest, Tommy?’
Tommy bursts into tears. ‘I don't know,’ he howls." - Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

"Such profound despair! Richer than a cheese sorbet." -Sheogorath

"Young peasant girls laugh when this man tries to tell them what to do" - Medieval 2: Total War

"The plebeians hate you. More than that, the plebeians hate all your friends. And their friends. And their pets, slaves and hangers-on. That's how unpopular you are." - Rome: Total War