Caged Bird

Famous quotes containing the words caged bird, caged and/or bird:

    “It is not a carol of joy or glee,
    But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,
    But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings—
    I know why the caged bird sings!”
    —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

    “The caged bird sings
    with a fearful trill
    of things unknown
    but longed for still
    and his tune is heard
    on the distant hill
    for the caged bird
    sings of freedom.”
    —Maya Angelou (b. 1928)

    “The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)