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title: "10 Songbird Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Songbird quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Songbird sayings and thoughts."
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> [I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-rae-jepsen/i-always-wanted-to-be-known-as-a-songwriter-and-not-just-a-songbird/)

[Carly Rae Jepsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-rae-jepsen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/carly-rae-jepsen-8124_known_i-always-wanted-to-be-known-as-a-songwri_3141712.jpg)

> [“But I am the songbird running out of air, and I must breathe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amal-el-mohtar/but-i-am-the-songbird-running-out-of-air-and-i-must-breathe/)

[Amal El-Mohtar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amal-el-mohtar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/amal-el-mohtar-36649_breathe_but-i-am-the-songbird-running-out-of-air_3073505.jpg)

> [You can cage the songbird, but you can't make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you'll have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/you-can-cage-the-songbird-but-you-can-t-make-her-sing-and-you-can/)

[Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/elton-john-849_adages_you-can-cage-the-songbird-but-you-can-t_1072679.png)

> [“Nobody who loved a hawk would be drawn to a songbird, especially not a damaged one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-derr/nobody-who-loved-a-hawk-would-be-drawn-to-a-songbird-especially-not-a/)

[Megan Derr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-derr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/megan-derr-21522_bird_nobody-who-loved-a-hawk-would-be-drawn-t_652012.jpg)

> [“Tonight, you're mine. In fact, Songbird this is only the beginning. This body, pussy, your voice, all of it belongs to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sienna-mynx/tonight-you-re-mine-in-fact-songbird-this-is-only-the-beginning-this/)

[Sienna Mynx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sienna-mynx/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/sienna-mynx-55911_alpha-male_tonight-you-re-mine-in-fact-songbird-thi_3112181.jpg)

> [“God must see the songbird fall in order to regulate population according to food sources.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-livingston-from-one-cosmic-moment/god-must-see-the-songbird-fall-in-order-to-regulate-population/)

[John Livingston. from "One Cosmic Moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-livingston-from-one-cosmic-moment/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/john-livingston-from-one-cosmi_bird_god-must-see-the-songbird-fall-in-order_2874781.jpg)

> [Apparently there’s this kind of songbird that thinks it dies every time the sun goes down. In the morning, when it wakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/apparently-there-s-this-kind-of-songbird-that-thinks-it-dies-every/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/anonymous-1_alive_apparently-there-s-this-kind-of-songbird_2770995.jpg)

> [Instead of weeping when a tragedy occurs in a songbird's life, it sings away its grief. I believe we could well follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/instead-of-weeping-when-a-tragedy-occurs-in-a-songbird-s-life-it/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/william-shakespeare-4_believe_instead-of-weeping-when-a-tragedy-occurs_17338.jpg)

> [“lithographic landscape beyond the forgotten ocean of the innermost ear where one boy, with a wolf for a heart, wants to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-fry/lithographic-landscape-beyond-the-forgotten-ocean-of-the-innermost/)

[John D. Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-fry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/john-d-fry-249076_heart-wants_lithographic-landscape-beyond-the-forgot_1881265.jpg)

> [I was really amazed when I started hearing 'Songbird' on the radio. I couldn't believe that the record company promotion department had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-g/i-was-really-amazed-when-i-started-hearing-songbird-on-the-radio-i/)

[Kenny G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-g/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/kenny-g-14860_actually_i-was-really-amazed-when-i-started-heari_972678.jpg)

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