" Now, what would we want with farms?” Grosbeak asked. “The people on farms are dull. They do not dream of flying like a bird or being gutted by a unicorn. Their thoughts are entirely of crop rotation and putting up carrots for winter.”“Maybe that’s because they like staying alive,” I said wryly. “You can’t live at all with such a lack of imagination,” Grosbeak said. “That’s just surviving. "
― Sarah K.L. Wilson , Fly with the Arrow (Bluebeard's Secret, #1)