Applied Quote by Anonymous

Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source.

— Andy Goldsworthy

“Every time you hit the stone some parts of it will crack.”

— Eristavi

Look at a stonecutter hitting at the rock. Nothing happens at first, but after many strikes, the rock eventually cracks. In Life, don't Doubt.…

— RVM

In one and the same fire, clay grows hard and wax melts.

— Francis Bacon

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements…

— Andy Goldsworthy

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

— Oscar Wilde

The hard surface of the stone is impervious to nothing in the end. The heat of the sun leaves evidence of daylight. Each drop…

— Susan Griffin

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

— Lucretius

“That is why the stone is so dangerous, Nabrie,” said Dart. “I would not see you too fall victim to its powers. Let us…

— A. Grace Martin

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is…

— Andy Goldsworthy

“I am a stone being excavated by the slow passage of water; I am wood charred by a fire.”

— Lauren Oliver

As long as there shall be stones, the seeds of fire will not die.

— Lu Xun