Editing Reading and writing (section)

===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] explains to [[Jon Snow]] that he reads as much as he does because, due to his physical limitations from being a [[dwarf]], his mind is his weapon and the mind needs books to keep its edge.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

When he is imprisoned in a [[sky cell]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] offers [[Mord]] [[gold]] in return for help and vows he will put his promise in writing. [[Mord]], who is the type to revere writing as if it were [[magic]], agrees.{{Ref|AGOT|38}}

[[Samwell Tarly]] can read and write and has read every book in his [[Randyll Tarly|father's]] library. [[Jon Snow]] tries to convince [[Maester]] [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to take Sam as a [[Stewards|steward]] because [[Chett]] can't read and [[Clydas]] has weak eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|41}}

[[Sansa Stark]] can read and write better than any of her brothers.{{Ref|AGOT|51}} [[Rickon Stark]], her youngest brother, cannot read yet.{{Ref|AGOT|21}}

[[Arya Stark]] cannot read the name of the [[ship]] the ''[[Wind Witch]]'' because the words on its hull are strange to her. She judges the text to be [[Myrish language|Myrish]], [[Braavosi language|Braavosi]], or possibly [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|AGOT|65}}