Cage Quotes

388 Cage quotes by 323 unique authors

They kept me in a cage for too long because now every room I am standing in is just another cell. — Raegan Butcher
How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his… — William Blake
Fancies are like shadows...you can't cage them, they're such wayward, dancing things. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she knows that the Authority are… — Devon Monk
I glance at the exit across the room. I want out. The bird in my chest is crashing up against its cage. I can feel… — Han Nolan
It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever… — Ilona Andrews
I'm not living with you. We occupy the same cage. (Maggie) — Tennessee Williams
You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage. Besides… — Terry Pratchett
Being in love, you know... it's not like having a canary, in a cage. When you lose one sweetheart, you can't just go out and… — Sarah Waters
He was not used to the smell of dragon breath, which is best described as a combination of the stench of burning rubber and the… — Angie Sage
You think human nature is a beast, that it must be put in a cage. But it's the cage that makes the animal bad. — Tom Stoppard
I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is… — George Bernard Shaw
A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage. — William Blake
His words were still clear in her mind from that first meeting. "Whoever eats this will love you." She looked into the mirror, at her… — Holly Black
Sting told me if I love somebody I should set them free. I doubt Sting ever loved anyone with wings. If he did he might… — Erin Morgenstern
Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep. I would rather die at twenty-two, knowing the truth, then live in a cage of lies… — Karen Marie Moning
A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who… — Katherine Applegate
Love your rage, not your cage. — Alan Moore
How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? — William Blake
Even if you managed to escape from one cage, weren't you just in another, larger one? — Haruki Murakami
No bird in a cage ever speaks. What is there to say? The sky is everywhere, churning above its head, blue and endless, calling out… — Sonya Hartnett
You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage. — Matthew J. Kirby
A woman who’s lived in a cage all her life. And hates it. Bored in there, aren’t you. Waiting for life to happen. And when… — Karen Marie Moning
Children learn what they live. Put kids in a class and they will live out their lives in an invisible cage, isolated from their chance… — John Taylor Gatto
Tis Vanth's cage. You can just move it out of the way." "I already have," he grumbles. "With my shin. — R.L. LaFevers

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