jay quoted Blutbuch by Kim de l'Horizon
Everywhere we turn for comfort or for healing, we are met by the approved guardians of a knowledge that alienates us from our bodies and our souls. The smoke of the burned Witches still hangs in our nostrils; most of all, it reminds us to see ourselves as separated, isolated units in competition with each other, alienated, powerless, and alone. –Starhawk
— Blutbuch by Kim de l'Horizon (Page 265)
This quote, among others, preludes the fifth part of the book.
It made me realize that the Fulcrum in the Broken Earth series, which I recently read, can be gainfully used as a metaphor for today's academia.