... war, all war and conflict, is naught but the failure of imagination. The
four horsemen don't cause the
Apocalypse. After all, they've been riding for centuries, hanging over our heads. They merely symbolize what life on Earth is already like. They show us why we need an Apocalypse. Mankind must imagine a way to rise above the perilous situation that it has created.
--Character of Promethea in
Promethea (Collected Edition Book 1) by
Alan Moore et al. (La Jolla, CA : America's Best Comics, 2001)
Labels: Alan Moore, Apocalypse, art and literature, Promethea, War
# posted by VFPDissident @ 1/24/2007 08:01:00 PM