“When the street children shouted too loud, certain priggish disciples did begin to rebuke the in the name of good taste. He said: ‘If these were silent the very stones would cry out.’ With these words He called up all the wealth of artistic creation that has been founded on this creed. With those words He founded Gothic architecture. For in a town like this, which seems to have grown Gothic as a wood grows leaves, anywhere and anyhow, any odd brick or molding may be carved off into a shouting face. The front of vast buildings is thronged with open mouths, angels praising God, or devils defying Him. Rock itself is racked and twisted, until it seems to scream. The miracle is accomplished; the very stones cry out.” – G. K. Chesterton
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