“A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.”
Amit Ray (1960) Indian author
World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird (2014) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KkYtBgAAQBAJ,
“Thanks for this day, for all birds safe in their nests, for whatever this is, for life.”
— Barbara Kingsolver, book Prodigal Summer
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