Life Quote by Helen Macdonald

“Suddenly, over the slope, as if tethered to a cord of air drawing quickly upward, came a Northern Harrier, motionless but for its rising.…

— William Least Heat Moon

“heart. As he looked around at the agency Indians, dependent, destitute, spiritless, it was clearer than ever that an agency offered no life to…

— Win Blevins

“I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open. I…

— Madeline Miller

“..A hawk soared over our carriage, letting out a high, piercing cry of defiance, and I wanted to jump out of the window and…

— Stephanie Burgis

“Some run the cliffs, and set upon an eagle’s wings. Others mire in the den, and once within, can never leave again.”

— Chris Galford

“I wish I could fly like that hawk, rising and falling with the still spaces in the air, far above all this sickness and…

— Heather Day Gilbert

“I ran again, losing myself amongst my water-wolves. Some of the soldiers were taking to the sky, flapping upward, backtracking. So my wolves grew…

— Sarah J. Maas

“It was a joy, though, to get down into the valley and lose sight of all that open sky space underneath everything and finally,…

— Jack Kerouac

“Hawk was a fucking selfless savior, practically a saint. Where were his wings?”

— V. Theia

“Woods disguised as woods alive without end, and above them birds in flight play birds in flight.”

— Wislawa Szymborska

“Stop that! What were you doing, perched on the window ledge like a big chicken?" Despite his aches and irritations, he couldn't help but…

— Karen Hawkins

“You become excellent when you fly at a level that creates a wide gap between where you were before and where you are now.…

— Israelmore Ayivor