Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World Quotes

“A thousand years ago or more
They opened up the devil’s door
And a cwene of dark and death
Crawled out, and creeping stole our breath
And we’ve been hiding ever-more.”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World

“Look out there, my little princess,” he called down to her. “These plants are only the very tip of the earth’s treasures, almost like hairs on her head. She hides so many other secrets deep within her, and one day, if you’re lucky, you may find some of them.”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World

“Nineteen secrets, nineteen stones,
nineteen branches, nineteen bones,
untold wonders in a day
breathing deep under stone and clay.”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World

“A gardener is like a prophet looking out on a barren land and saying, ‘I see corn on that hill, and beans beneath the grove, and lavender in the field, and over there some roses by the brick wall.’ Don’t you think that’s what a good friend should be like? A truly good friend is one who can look at our bare lives and see the fruit of what will one day come from deep inside us.”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World

“A bloody knife is used again. The hand that stabs is stabbed within. The one you trust is not your friend, Like Julius Caesar in the end.”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World

“First we molt,
then spin a web,
after this we weave,
until our food is dead.
Next dancing a jig,
And waiting for a meal,
Then we wrestle a bit
Til we sit and eat our fill.”
Captain Muntweight”
― Craig Froman, Of Secrets, Spiders & and the End of the World