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> [“That was the thing about being a captive bird...You learned to adapt, and before you knew it your captivity seemed normal. If you were free once again, you would become confused and miss the security of your captivity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/that-was-the-thing-about-being-a-captive-bird-you-learned-to-adapt/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

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## More by Suzanne Fisher Staples

> [“The only thing we have in this life is time...And we never know how much of that we have.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/the-only-thing-we-have-in-this-life-is-time-and-we-never-know-how/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“You must take control of events before they take control of you...If you don't do what you can for yourself, no one else will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/you-must-take-control-of-events-before-they-take-control-of-you-if/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“If you don't respect your ideas, make note of them, and keep your mind open to them, they'll float right past you, like fish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/if-you-don-t-respect-your-ideas-make-note-of-them-and-keep-your-mind/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“She didn't look up until he was gone. She saw him pas the outside wall of the pavilion and heard his footsteps recede into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/she-didn-t-look-up-until-he-was-gone-she-saw-him-pas-the-outside-wall/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“She tried to keep busy, but each afternoon she was drawn into the courtyard or up into the pavilion, where she sat as still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/she-tried-to-keep-busy-but-each-afternoon-she-was-drawn-into-the/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“But beauty holds only part of a man, and that for just so long. Keep some of yourself hidden. You can lavish love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/but-beauty-holds-only-part-of-a-man-and-that-for-just-so-long-keep/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

> [“That was the thing about being a captive bird...You learned to adapt, and before you knew it your captivity seemed normal. If you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-fisher-staples/that-was-the-thing-about-being-a-captive-bird-you-learned-to-adapt/)

[Suzanne Fisher Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-fisher-staples/)

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