Famous quotes containing the words precious and/or stones:
“One of the joys our technological civilisation has lost is the excitement with which seasonal flowers and fruits were welcomed; the first daffodil, strawberry or cherry are now things of the past, along with their precious moment of arrival. Even the tangerine—now a satsuma or clementine—appears de-pipped months before Christmas.”
—Derek Jarman (b. 1942)
“Red lips are not so red As the stained stones kissed by the English dead.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)