Bird Quotes

2421 Bird quotes by 1479 unique authors

God's terrible face brighter than a spoon collects the image of one fatal word;so that my life(which liked the sun and the moon)resembles something that… — E E Cummings
The child is born speaking the languages of birds; the child has horns and scales and wings; it has a beak; it has a cloven… — Rikki Ducornet
Oh, but it was splendid the things women were doing for men all the time, thought Jane. Making them feel, perhaps sometimes by no more… — Barbara Pym
The Ripe FigNow that You live here in my chest,anywhere we sit is a mountaintop.And those other images,which have enchanted peoplelike porcelain dolls from China,which… — Unknown Author
I woke to find every window open I woke to find the heavy door ajar And I walked outside and stood upon the hilltop And… — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Physical existence is so cramped.We grow old and bent over like embryos.Nine months passes;it is time to be born. The lamb wants to graze green… — Unknown Author
A human heart can never grow old if it takes a lively interest in the pairing of birds, the reproduction of flowers, and the changing… — Lydia M. Child
Turkeys are misunderstood. Once I adopted turkeys, I understood this large bird to be a great companion. — Linda Blair
Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of… — William Bartram
My only complaint with 'Dickie' Bird is that he requires a degree of certainty that is almost neurotic; like the man who has to keep… — Mike Brearley
Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind. — John Arlott
Sundown had bloodied the horizon over the uneven rooftops of South Boston. Birds were perched on every roof and seemed to be watching the girl… — James Patterson
Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However,… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
If you meditate long enough, deep enough, it is impossible for you to hurt anybody for food; it is impossible. It is not a question… — Rajneesh
Each day, awakening, are we asked to paint the sky blue? Need we coax the sun to rise or flowers to bloom? Need we teach… — Robert Breault
He watched a catbird hopping around in an azalea that was readying itself to bloom; he envied the bird for knowing nothing of what he… — Jonathan Franzen
There are men that are birds, and their raiment is trembling feathers, for they show their souls to everyone and everything that is ungentle or… — Edward Dahlberg
It wasn't until Hope fluttered over and landed at Alex's feet, peering questioningly up at him, that he finally tore his hands away from his… — Meg Cabot
I drive a V10 Ford Excursion and I have to tell folks all the time: look I've got five kids and a dog and birds.… — Dan Aykroyd
Jacob wrote that the true poet 'is like a man who is happy anywhere, in endless measure, if he is allowed to look at leaves… — Jacob Grimm
[As a young man ] I came to the conclusion that the church was just a bunch of fascists that supported Franco. I stopped going… — James D. Watson
Her days come and go like birds, her dreams like days. — Janette Turner Hospital
Why are entire flocks of industrial birds dying at once? And what about the people eating those birds? Just the other day, one of the… — Jonathan Safran Foer
If we all knew each morning that there was going to be another morning, and on and on and on, we's tend not to notice… — Madeleine L'Engle
I did not realize at the time, as I have discovered since, that anyone who attempts any thing original in this world must expect a… — Mark Kurlansky

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