Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)

by Orson Scott Card

Taleswapper answered mildly, but he did not let the preacher’s implicit accusation stand. “A man who preaches the word of God for a salary ought not to criticize others who seek to earn a living by revealing the truth.”

“If things are breaking down faster than they’re getting made, then how come anything’s still around? Why hasn’t the Unmaker already won? What are we doing here?”