Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

by Sarah J. Maas

remember that art is as vital as food to a kingdom. Without it, a kingdom is nothing, and will be forgotten by time.

“What if we go on,” he said, “only to more pain and despair? What if we go on, only to find a horrible end waiting for us?” Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. “Then it is not the end.”