Ursula K. Le Guin Quote

The first thing about rocks is, they're old.... Rocks are in time in a different way than living things are, even the ancient trees. But then, the other thing about rocks is that they are place. Rocks are what a place is made of to start with and after all... The stone is at the center.

Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences, Capra Press. Santa Barbara, California, USA. 1987