“I would that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea! We tire of the flame of the meteor, before it can fadeand flee; And the flame of the blue star of twilight, hung low on the rim of the sky, Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved, a sadness that may not die.” HeartMayDiesStarsWhiteSeaSadnessSkyLowsBirdBlueLongingBelovedFlamesTwilightHungTireDissatisfactionFoamRimsMeteorsWhite Birds Book:Early Poems Source: Early Poems
“You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.” LifeSadnessHairSadBirdFlyingMoving On Author:Sharon Creech
“SADNESSES OF THE INTELLECT: Sadness of being misunderstood [sic]; Humor sadness; Sadness of love wit[hou]t release; Sadne[ss of be]ing smart; Sadness of not knowing enough words to [express what you mean]; Sadness of having options; Sadness of wanting sadness; Sadness of confusion; Sadness of domes[tic]ated birds; Sadness of fini[shi]ng a book; Sadness of remembering; Sadness of forgetting; Anxiety sadness.” LifeMeanBookEnoughRememberForgetKnowingSadnessAnxietySmartBirdIntellectWitConfusionReleaseNot KnowingMisunderstoodDomesTicsBeing Misunderstood Book:Everything Is Illuminated Source: Everything Is Illuminated
“Birds sing even when the world is filled with sadness. I don't know why people can't do the same thing.” PeopleKnowsWorldLifeSadnessBirdFilled Author:Michael Gilbert
“There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of woman is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing. There is no hope for that family or country where there is no estimation of women, where they live in sadness. For this reason, they have to be raised first.” WorldFirstsCountryReasonChanceSadnessConditionsBirdWingsRaisedWelfareNo HopeEstimation Author:Swami Vivekananda
“And now everything has changed once again. The air of the Close each evening is full of bird song - I've never really noticed it before. Full of birdsong and summer perfumes, full of strange glimpses and intimations just out of the corner of my eye, of longings and sadness and undefined hopes.It has a name, this sweet disturbance. Its name is Lamorna.” EyeSongNamesAirSadnessChangedStrangeSweetSummerBirdLongingCornersEveningGlimpsePerfumeDisturbanceThings Have ChangedBirdsongUndefinedBird Song Author:Michael Frayn
“I hide my distress, just likethe blessed birds hide themselveswhen they are preparing to die. Wine! Wine, roses, music and yourindifference to my sadness, my loved-one!” DiesSadnessBirdBlessedWineRoseLoved OnesDistressPreparing Author:Omar Khayyam
“Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt, or frustration. Mirror Sadness. Sadness of Domesticated Birds. Sadness of Being Sad in front of One's Parent. Humor Sadness. Sadness of Love Without Release.” ParentEmotionSadnessFrontsUniqueBirdMirrorsGuiltReleaseFrustrationEcstasyBeing Sad Book:Everything Is Illuminated Source: Everything Is Illuminated
“As he weeps to wicked birds of prey, who pick up on his bread crumb sins, and there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden.” SinSadnessBirdPicksBreadWickedGatesPreyEdenCrumbsBirds Of PreyBread Crumbs Author:Bob Dylan