Some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone.
FreedomThe Shawshank Redemption, by RedI would rather spend my life close to the birds than waste it wishing I had wings.
Dr. House, Season 5 Episode 1Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far - far far away from here.
Forrest Gump, by JennyGod gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
God, WorkJosiah Gilbert HollandWithout birds, where would we have learned that there can be song in the heart?
Hal BorlandIf a bird doesn't dare to fly, it'll never know it lives in a cage.
Courage, FlyingAlma in Welcome to Eden, Season 1 Episode 1We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing.
Johannes KeplerThe bird fights it's way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born, must first destroy a world.
BirthTokyo GhoulI realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.
FlyingCharles LindberghEveryone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?
David Attenborough