Crafter Quotes

“Before you honor me, make much of the one who made me, for he is a writer without equal, not in that he doesn’t rewrite but crafts characters that write their own lives.”
― VKBoy, Shambala Sect

“With your skill you could have any career. Revers Academy would accept you in a minute. Any future. Yours."
He's dreaming. I live in reality. A reality where protecting something matters more than my own ambitions. "Why do you care? Another silver family means competition."
"It means more than competition." There is something in his eyes when he stares at me. I'd expect confusion, but that's been replaced with determination and... longing? I don't know where that came from or how his hard features arranged in this new configuration. But for the first time I'm seeing James Murphy soften.”
― Dana Swift, When Dealing With Dragons

“Do you know what dragon the metal came from?”
Dragon, no. Person, yes. Farren must have made me swallow silver after she pulled Hort and me from the water. It was odd how my arm felt better within days. But after what I just saw and Dr. Burke’s enthusiasm, I can further confirm Farren Walsh is the best silver-crafter I’ve ever met.
It’s my turn to lie though. “No idea,” I say, instead of announcing the truth I’ve felt since I was twelve years old. I got lucky enough to meet a girl named Farren Walsh. Two weeks ago, I got even luckier she decided to save my life.”
― Dana Swift, When Dealing With Dragons

“No one can craft gold.”
Farren looks at me, really looks at me with a fierceness in her eyes I’ve never seen before. She refocuses on the egg. With the Feyling lights, a golden hue splashes against her face. Determination has set into each of her features.
The truth settles into place. Stopping Bex as if it were easy. Nity trusting me to access her nest only after Farren hugged me. It all points to one truth I had not yet considered but feels inevitable. “No one can craft gold. No one except you,” I whisper.
She jerks at the statement, a wash of surprise. As she pushes her glasses up her nose, she sighs. “Finally figured it out, did you?”
― Dana Swift, When Dealing With Dragons