“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
“Chloe turned to Vetch. The poet said gently, "You see, you do have power. Words give you power, to create or destroy." His eyes flickered to Clare. "Even to forgive.” GivingSaidEyePoetForgivingHis EyesChloe Book:Darkhenge Source: Darkhenge
“We are chained hand and foot by protocol, enslaved to a static, empty world where men and women can’t read, where the scientific advances of the ages are the preserve of the rich, where artists and poets are doomed to endless repetitions and sterile reworking of past masterpieces. Nothing is new. New does not exist. Nothing changes, nothing grows, evolves, develops. Time has stopped. Progress is forbidden” MenWorldDoeHandsAgePastArtistGrowsRichProgressFeetPoetMen And WomenEmptyEndlessEvolvePreservesDoomedRepetitionMasterpieceForbiddenStaticChainedProtocolHands And Feet Author:Catherine Fisher
