Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?
I don't believe in angels, no. But I do have a wee parking angel. It's on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it's supposed to give you a parking space. It's worked so far.
Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
I could share an hour of warm camaraderie with Dad, then once I'd walked out the door, get the uncanny feeling I'd disappeared into the wings of his mind's stage, like a character no longer necessary to the ongoing story line.
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.
Living in a zoo means it wasn't always sparkly dresses, but I would still dress up. I had this pink sparkly dress and fairy wings, and I'd put those on and then go and dance in the zoo.
I can write, He floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. And you will believe that it really happened. That's magic, isn't it?
Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
I wanted to get an angel wings tatooed on my back, as a guardian thing.
Do you not see with your own eyes the chrysalis fact assume by degrees the wings of fiction?
When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?
One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
The Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and Pistons are there today as sure as they were when what was good for General Motors was good for the country. Would you rather have a basketball team, or would you rather be Detroit?
Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; riches take wings; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.
In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.
So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
Love never offers to anyone wings so easy that he does not hold him back with his other hand.
All I know is that I've ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that's not cool anymore.
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
In the human lung, there are millions of air foils, just like aeroplane wings, which facilitate normal breathing.
Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.
To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.
Remember, those that wait upon the Lord will rise up with wings like eagles, and they will run and not be weary. And don't you ever be weary, because the battle goes on, year after year, and we need all of you young people to join us in the battle.
I should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly.
The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
I could have lived off all the male careers in my family. Everybody was always getting ovations, but I was in the wings.
Every year, August lashes out in volcanic fury, rising with the din of morning traffic, its great metallic wings smashing against the ground, heating the air with ever-increasing intensity.
I think there's something in the human psyche that we're titillated by the person who flies too close to the candle and their wings get singed.
I was really learning my craft as a jazz singer and working with some great players and all, really growing and feeling my wings.
We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my dish. Footwork was more a part of the new position than it had been at third. I suddenly felt I had sprouted wings. A world of new possibilities opened for me.
I think is important to give a child room to make mistakes in order to learn. Mistakes build wings so later in life they can fly and go on their own. Let them fall once in awhile... Be their friend and parent as well. When they're in trouble, they will come to you first. Don't try to change their opinion.
Growing up the way I grew up, food was scarce. So when you had an opportunity to eat, you ate. When I graduated from high school and went to college, I weighed 160 pounds. So, I knew I had to put on the weight. I ate everything from fried food to fried chicken wings. When I came to Green Bay, I did the same thing because I was 172 pounds.
Before 'Wings' came out, I told a few people that at the end of book one, readers should think Laurel made the right choice. Then, at the end of 'Spells,' they should understand why Laurel made the choice she did.
