“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.”

“Sadness flies on the wings of the morning, and out of the heart of darkness comes the light.”

“Those who gave away their wings are sad not to see them fly.”

“True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.”

“Yes, it was swell to sleep when you were looking forward to something. Time flies by and you don’t even hear the rustle of its wings.”

“Beauty has wings, and too hastily flies,
And love, unrewarded, soon sickens and dies.”

“The time flies. The time flies feed on rotting clocks.”

“Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad…”

“The two great graces essential to a saint in this life are faith and repentance. These are the two wings by which he flies to heaven.”

“Every cell,
taking wings,
flies about the world.
All seek separately
the many faces of my Beloved.”