The fire’s the most important thing. Without the fire we can’t be rescued. I’d like to put on war-paint and be a savage. But we must keep the fire burning. The fire’s the most important thing on the island, because, because-
The proof of gold is fire, the proof of woman, gold; the proof of man, a woman.
That orbed continent the fire that severs day from night.
You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch on his throne.[translation by John Willis Clark]Thou art in thine own house and master of it as much as the king is of his taxes.[translation by John Ormsby][Estas en tu casa, donde eres señor de la, como el Rey de sus alcaualas.]
What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!
Fire is materialised time.
Fire destroys falsehood, that is sophistry, and restores truth, driving out darkness.[Il foco distrugie la bugia, cioè il sofistico, e rende la uerità, scacciado le tenebre.]
