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“An owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees the the less it talks.”

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Christie Watson is a British novelist born in 1976. Her works are known for their deep emotional depth and delicate writing style, exploring the complexities of modern society and the multifaceted nature of human nature. more

“In her dance, she controlled the bright paper birds with invisible wires and threads. She played the human: heavy, tied to earth. Her dances weren't pretty or delightful, but they were magical, [...] They called her a dancer and a puppeteer and an artist. They might have called her a witch, and not the good kind either.”

Humans Kind Might Earth Artist Paper Bird Heavy Invisible Dancer Controlled Witch Tied Thread Delightful Wire Puppeteer

Author:Katherine Catmull

“Standing on the bridge, looking across at that empty city, everything in the compass of my gaze had been set there by a human hand. Somehow those pylons had been strung with wire, and those towers raised, and roofs tiled. There had been food and drink for millions of mouths. I don't cry easy, but my vision blurred as I stared on the ruins of what we had been, and I watched the small band of men in rags move toward it to pick at it like birds on the carcass of some giant.”

Men Humans Hands Moving Easy Cities Vision Millions Cry Drink Band Bird Mouths Picks Standing Empty Raised Ruins Bridges Giants Roof Towers Compass Wire Rags Food And Drink Human Hands

Author:Marcel Theroux

“That is how I think of peace and peace of mind-as timid birds that we have to search for, not bold ones that come looking for us.”

Thinking Mind Bird Peace Of Mind

Book:Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba

Source: Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba

“The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming.”

Bird Flight Beast Rising

Book:Strategy Six Pack

Source: Strategy Six Pack

“Grandmother walked up over the bare granite and thought about birds in general. It seemed to her no other creature had the same dramatic capacity to underline and perfect events - the shifts in the seasons and the weather, the changes that run through people themselves.”

People Running Perfect Events Creatures Bird Capacity Seasons Weather Dramatic Grandmother Granite

Author:Tove Jansson

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