“Hunting hawks do not belong in cages, no matter how much a man covets their grace, no matter how golden the bars. They are far more beautiful soaring free. Heartbreakingly beautiful.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold , book The warrior's Apprentice

Source: Vorkosigan Saga, The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)

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