“Birds in their little nests agree;
And 'tis a shameful sight,
When children of one family
Fall out, and chide, and fight.”

“In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.”

“Heavenly bodies are nests of invisible birds.”

“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.”

“Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.”

“It is curious to observe how little one period resembles another. Centuries are the children of one mighty family, but here is no family-likeness between them.”

“You see, cuckoos are parasites. They lay their eggs in other birds' nests. When the egg hatches, the baby cuckoo pushes the other baby birds out of the nest. The poor parent birds work themselves to death trying to find enough food to feed the enormous cuckoo child who has murdered their babies and taken their places."
"Enormous? Did you just call me fat?"
"It was an analogy."
"I am not fat.”

“Thanks for this day, for all birds safe in their nests, for whatever this is, for life.”

“A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.”

“A convicted felon who had strong family ties, a stake in the community, and an education might get probation, while a man who had few family ties, little stake in the community, and little education might draw a ten-year sentence for the same crime.”