“All over France, in every city there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphant monuments of the past. They tower over the homes of our people like mighty guardians, keeping alive the invincible faith of the Christian. Every arch, every column, every statue is a carved leaf out of our history, a book in stone, glorifying the spirit of France.” PeopleBookHomeChristianPastSpiritCitiesAliveStonesFranceTowersLeafsGuardianStatuesMonumentColumnsInvincibleCathedralsTriumphantArches Author:Sonya Levien
“In time they sank and decayed, and nothing is left of them except an occasional impression in stones, in stones now found in deserts and on high mountain peaks. Birdless forests block the sun in uninhabited lands. Insects swirl in the air. And then, in a majestic, bloodthirsty, and mighty heave, the spinal columns of the vertebrates rise as monstrous lizards and fabulous creatures; dragons flinging their fearful bellows up to a steaming sky... Slowly they become birds, birds as light as undreamt dreams. The searing roars become birdsong, whimpering flutes on warm nights.” DreamLightNightFoundLeftSunAirSkyLandMountainCreaturesBirdStonesWarmImpressionForestsBlockDesertDragonsFearfulFabulousInsectsOccasionalColumnsMonstrousMajesticFlutesLizardsSwirlsBirdsongMountain PeaksVertebrates Author:Erik Fosnes Hansen
“Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shipped pre-cut stone columns, pediments, and other architectural elements to their colonies in North Africa, where the numbered parts were reassembled into temples - the idea took on a new impetus with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.” LongIdeasCuttingRevolutionElementsStonesAncientTemplesTechnologicalColumnsColonyIndustrial RevolutionImpetusNorth Africa Author:Martin Filler
“He did a very good impression of a stone column.” StonesVery GoodImpressionColumns Author:Shannon Hale
“Of course, like all the informal inhabitants of the University the roaches were a little unusual, but there was something particularly unpleasant about the sound of billions of very small feet hitting the stones in perfect time. Rincewind stepped gingerly over the marching column. The Librarian jumped it. The Luggage, of course, followed them with a noise like someone tapdancing over a bag of crisps.” LittlesCoursesSoundPerfectFeetStonesUniversityBillionsNoiseBagsUnusualHittingLibrarianColumnsCrispsLuggageRoachesRincewind Author:Terry Pratchett
“Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.” PiecesCuttingStonesBiggerGlassesConstructionColumnsCarvingStained GlassStained Glass Windows Author:Adrienne Clarkson