The fire of oak logs The fire of oak logs which burned day and night for six months became the focal point of our family life. ...It is inevitable that the English word "home" cannot be translated directly into French. The nearest equivalent in French is the word foyer, the hearth. Lawrence Wylie, Village in the Vaucluse Thermal Delight in Architecture homefirefamilylanguage
In terms which must be altered [Life] frequently sets its problems in terms which must be altered if the problem is to be solved at all. Dorothy Sayers, The Mind of the Maker UnfoldingCo-Evolution of Problem and Solution Spaces in Creative Design life