“Why did I become a writer? A bird's feather on my windowpane in winter and all at once there arose in my heart a battle of embers never to subside again.” HeartMy HeartBattleBirdWinterFeathersEmbersWindowpane Book:This Smoke that Carried Us: Selected Poems Source: This Smoke that Carried Us: Selected Poems
“The time will come, when thou shalt lift thine eyes To watch a long-drawn battle in the skies. While aged peasants, too amazed for words, Stare at the flying fleets of wondrous birds.” LongEyeWatchesSkyBattleBirdFlyingLiftsStaringAviationAmazedPeasantsWondrousAirpower Author:Thomas Gray
“As I stood alone and forsaken, and the power of the sea and the battle of the elements reminded me of my own nothingness, and on the other hand, the sure flight of the birds recalled the words spoken by Christ: Not a sparrow shall fall on the ground without your Father: then, all at once, I felt how great and how small I was; then did those two mighty forces, pride and humility, happily unite in friendship.” TwoHandsFallFatherForceFeltChristMy OwnSeaHumilityPrideBattleElementsBirdFlightNothingnessSparrowsForsakenPride And Humility Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“We hear the ambient noise of children singing. We hear lions and tigers roar. Hyenas laugh. Some jungle bird or howler monkey declares its existence, screeching a maniac's gibberish. Our entire world, always doing battle against the silence and obscurity of death.” WorldChildrenExistenceSilenceLaughingBattleSingingBirdNoiseLionsMonkeysTigersJungleObscurityManiacsHyenasAmbient Author:Chuck Palahniuk