Knowledge Worshipper Gifts

Praying for a place at university.

"Would you like me to annotate that for you?"

Fear/Knowledge

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'

Eternal Student.

"According to mom the answers are all in this book!" "Too bad there's no pictures at which to look!"

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

The Bookworm

"Teach yourself what you don't know you don't know."

"I had all the right answers, but I had them in the wrong order."

"Feel free to take notes."

Historical memory is on life support.

"Pssst! Do you have anything on American history?"

Continuing education.

Interdisciplinary studies.

'He who laughs last probably doesn't get it.'

'Do you think that's wise?'

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

Do your research!

'Enlightenment isn't EITHER overrated!'

'He was just saying that all things come to him who waits and, sure enough, along came a lightning bolt.'

"O.K., O.K., people - we're not workshopping these, they're already set in stone."

On a hot day in 1941, scientists uncovered the only known remains of the elusive nerdosaurus rex,

'Great news, Dear! I've been traded to a think tank in California for a PhD Specializing in the Baltics!'

"Miss Rogers told me I have a personal 'cloud' to store knowledge in."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a MAP, actually."

Screen Time vs Book Time

"I don't know… Did you try Googling it?"

"It's a long way to Enlightenment. You might need some cash."

"But how do I accomplish that in 140 characters or less?"

The intellectual.

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

Good luck with all the revision...