--- title: "9 Avian Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 9 Avian quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Avian sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/munia-khan-1618_avian_soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-k_230364.jpg" --- > [“Soft feathers cannot make a cruel bird kind”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munia-khan/soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-kind/) [Munia Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munia-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/munia-khan-1618_avian_soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-k_230364.jpg) > [“If anything was home in this wreck of a world it was Avian.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a-world-it-was-avian/) [Keary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/keary-taylor-11848_avian_if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a_147123.jpg) > [The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-clifford/the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-british-columbia-poses-no/) [John Clifford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-clifford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/john-clifford-54987_avian_the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-br_2885555.jpg) > [“Blood is everywhere.. Vultures take shelter beneath the tanks; for the fumed sky is unsafe for their avian flight to prey on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munia-khan/blood-is-everywhere-vultures-take-shelter-beneath-the-tanks-for-the/) [Munia Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munia-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/munia-khan-1618_avian_blood-is-everywhere-vultures-take-shelte_131576.jpg) > [“It would be so much easier if I didnt have to make either choice. Picking neither and going back to the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/it-would-be-so-much-easier-if-i-didnt-have-to-make-either-choice/) [Keary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/keary-taylor-11848_avian_it-would-be-so-much-easier-if-i-didnt-ha_326915.jpg) > [“She told me she'd chosen something for the headstone, part of a verse from Psalm eighty-four- 'Yea, the sparrow hath found an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-guzeman/she-told-me-she-d-chosen-something-for-the-headstone-part-of-a-verse/) [Tracy Guzeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-guzeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/tracy-guzeman-16431_avian_she-told-me-she-d-chosen-something-for-t_2200608.jpg) > [“Avian was home and made me feel secure and right. Everything felt okay when I was with Avian. But at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/avian-was-home-and-made-me-feel-secure-and-right-everything-felt-okay/) [Keary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/828/keary-taylor-11848_avian_avian-was-home-and-made-me-feel-secure-a_401540.jpg) > [“You cant have both. Avian was right. Even though I didnt know how to handle feeling like this, I knew what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/you-cant-have-both-avian-was-right-even-though-i-didnt-know-how-to/) [Keary Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keary-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/keary-taylor-11848_avian_you-cant-have-both-avian-was-right-even_495471.jpg) > [“The two of them had fallen into the habit of bartering knowledge whenever she visited. He schooled her in jazz, in bebop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-guzeman/the-two-of-them-had-fallen-into-the-habit-of-bartering-knowledge/) [Tracy Guzeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-guzeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/tracy-guzeman-16431_alice-and-thomas_the-two-of-them-had-fallen-into-the-habi_1914435.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avian/#itemlist", "name": "Avian Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Soft feathers cannot make a cruel bird kind”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Munia Khan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munia-khan/soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-kind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/munia-khan-1618_avian_soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-k_230364.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/munia-khan-1618_avian_soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-k_230364.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/munia-khan-1618_avian_soft-feathers-cannot-make-a-cruel-bird-k_230364.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Soft feathers cannot make a cruel bird kind” — Munia Khan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If anything was home in this wreck of a world it was Avian.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Keary Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keary-taylor/if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a-world-it-was-avian/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/keary-taylor-11848_avian_if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a_147123.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/keary-taylor-11848_avian_if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a_147123.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/keary-taylor-11848_avian_if-anything-was-home-in-this-wreck-of-a_147123.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If anything was home in this wreck of a world it was Avian.” — Keary Taylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Clifford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-clifford/the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-british-columbia-poses-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/john-clifford-54987_avian_the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-br_2885555.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/john-clifford-54987_avian_the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-br_2885555.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/john-clifford-54987_avian_the-avian-influenza-found-in-mainland-br_2885555.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health.” — John Clifford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Blood is everywhere.. 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