Quote by Ray Bradbury

“What can I possibly be hiding in a heart that's still the size of a tiny sparrow?”

— Kim Dong Hwa

“Here we have Diogenes, His Highness’ favourite canary. Things are starting to take shape.”

— Antal Szerb

“Well, you can't turn a crow into a canary.”

— Erica Verrillo

“A woman once held a Canary in the palm of her hand and stroked her and whispered a careful warning. The canary, seeking some…

— Donna Lynn Hope

“There was a horrible, erratic thumping in my chest, as if a large bird was trapped inside my ribcage and beating itself to death.”

— Donna Tartt

“All’s well here. Hope your life is full of mice, moles, voles, butterflies, and the occasional inattentive bird. In Catitude, Sneaky Pie”

— Rita Mae Brown

“He felt as though he had swelled up to the size of a giant. The love in him made his chest a dynamo, and…

— Carson McCullers

“The flock of birds always living in her chest these days had been startled. They flund themselves against the confines of her ribs, beating…

— Kiersten White

“And I wonder what the sound of a heart breaking might be. And I think it might be quiet, unperceptively so, and not dramatic…

— Sarah Winman

“Mrs. Grant glanced at her husband. “She’s always so fidgety. Like a canary.” She narrowed her eyes at me. “I hate canaries.” I squeaked…

— A&E Kirk

“...I could feel her burrowing into my heart. I didn't know if the burrowing was like a kitten cuddling up to its mother or…

— Jason Porter

“…any cat he spoke to would stay quite still with an expression of faint surprise on its face as if it had never heard…

— Susanna Clarke