“No bird can ever fly / like a heart can rise so high”
Mellin de Saint-Gelais (1495–1558) French poet
Original: Il n'est oiseau qui sût voler / Si haut comme un coeur peut aller
Source: Quatrains, LXXXIV
“Birds are the most accomplished aeronauts the world has ever seen. They fly high and low, at great speed, and very slowly. And always with extraordinary precision and control.”
Opening narration
The Life of Birds (1998)
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