“Where are the leaders?' Sapphique asked. 'In the fortresses,' the swan replied. 'And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.' 'And the craftsmen?' 'Forging machines to challenge the darkness.' 'And the Wise, who made the world?' The swan lowered its black neck sadly. 'Dwindled to crones and sorcerers in towers.” WorldMadeDreamLostBlackChallengesLeaderDarknessWisePoetMachinesNecksTowersOther WorldsSwansCraftsmanFortressesForging Book:Incarceron Source: Incarceron
“Despair is deep. An abyss that swallows dreams. A wall at the world's end. Behind it I await death. Because all our work has come to this.” WorldEndsDreamBehindsWallDespairAbyss Author:Catherine Fisher