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“She was like a flightless bird, her wings clipped by every cruel word and heartless action bestowed upon her. I realized I would do…

— Kellie McAllen

“I would not put my little bird in the jaws of a trap without being near enough to make sure it wouldn't close on…

— Lili St. Crow

“She wasn't a cruel Bird. But her heart ached so badly for these sad, broken birds that, just as the Puppeteer had planned, she…

— Katherine Catmull

“Interesting. Claws and teeth and ferocity mixed with the subtlety to manipulate creatures larger than itself. A worthy creature.”

— K.A. Applegate

“She would die like some bird in a frost gripping her perch.”

— Virginia Woolf

“She did not look her best: so thin, so large-nosed, with that pink-and-white checked duster tied round her head. She felt her disadvantage. But…

— D. H. Lawrence

“She liked it? 'I love it--the way you'd love an orphan, or a bird with a broken foot.”

— Pico Iyer

“She laughed when there was no joke. She danced when there was no music. She had no friends, yet she was the friendliest person…

— Jerry Spinelli

“Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.”

— Anonymous

“She was truly one of the most ancient and wildest of creatures.”

— Thea Harrison

“The girl laughed again. The joy of a caged bird was in her voice.”

— Oscar Wilde

“She’d spent forever trying to find him something personal, settling on a miniature Albertosaurus covered in deep violet feathers. She knew it was silly,…

— Shannon Messenger