“This is the very reason why I discouraged you from reading.”
Portia FeatheringtonPenelope FeatheringtonS3 · E4 · 00:23:14
What it sounds like
Your books are why you believe love is real.
What it really means
“Your romantic hopes are childish, and I blame your reading for making you foolish about love.”
Said today
“This is exactly why I told you to stop reading those silly romance books.”
What was happening
Penelope has just said she wants love, and Portia dismisses it as make-believe from storybooks. By blaming Penelope’s reading, she treats her hopes as naïve and insists that security is the sensible choice.
PortiaThis is the very reason why I discouraged you from reading.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 3, episode 4, at 00:23:14
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultdismissal, intelligence, direct insult.
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