" : “Behold the Rooster who suffers much more than he must. Ah, Chauntecleer, Chauntecleer. Why do you suffer today and tomorrow?” oozed the compassionate voice. “Curse God. Curse him, and all will be done. Or, lest you forget the truth of things, remember: I am Wyrm. And I am here. "

― Walter Wangerin Jr. , The Book of the Dun Cow (Chauntecleer the Rooster, #1)