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Whereas the buildings, and towers, might be burned out, it would be practical, on the whole, to do it only from the inside. - (Witness of Gor, Chapter 24, Sentence #252)

But I did not think they could burn the city, not unless they were prepared, in effect, except perhaps for certain districts, to enter and torch it, building by building. And many Gorean dwellings are not easy of access. In many the only access is in virtue of bridges which are often high above the ground level, bridges which may be easily defended, even destroyed. Whereas the buildings, and towers, might be burned out, it would be practical, on the whole, to do it only from the inside. This was not a place which might be destroyed by a single lamp, brushed by a sleeve from a table, or by the focused rays of a lens, poised over straw, waiting for the sun. But if they could not take the city, nor destroy it, what was their purpose in coming here? It must be gold, I thought, or women. To my left I saw one of the raiders dragging a free woman toward the center of the terrace. - (Witness of Gor)