Fire Whirls

Famous quotes containing the words fire and/or whirls:

    “Where the world ends
    The mind is made unchanging, for it finds
    Miracle, ecstasy, the impossible hope,
    The flagstone under all, the fire of fires,
    The roots of the world.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “A kiss is but a kiss now! and no wave
    Of a great flood that whirls me to the sea.
    But, as you will! we’ll sit contentedly,
    And eat our pot of honey on the grave.”
    —George Meredith (1828–1909)