Quotes by Owl When you hear Portuguese, if you're listening fleetingly, it's as if you're hearing Russian, which never happens with Spanish. Because the Portuguese and the Russians share the open vowels and the dark "L," the "owL" sound. Gregory Rabassa listening dark owl A professional model is like a stuffed owl. These girls are alive. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec alive girl owl You can't hoot with the owls and then soar with the eagles Hubert H. Humphrey soar eagles owl Then at night the general stillness is more impressive than any sound, but occasionally you hear the note of an owl farther or nearer in the woods, and if near a lake, the semihuman cry of the loons at their unearthly revels. Henry David Thoreau lakes owl night Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls. We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat. George! Only joking, Mum. J. K. Rowling hogwarts toilet-seat owl The owls are gathering; find out why soon. J. K. Rowling gathering owl Don't count your owls before they are delivered. J. K. Rowling owl Just then, with a wink and a sly normal lurch, The owl very gravely got down from his perch, Walked round, and regarded his fault-finding critic (Who thought he was stuffed) with a glance analytic. James Thomas Fields fault-finding faults owl You don't need people’s opinion on a fact. You might as well have a poll asking: ‘Which number is bigger, 15 or 5?’ or ‘Do owls exist?’ or ‘Are there hats?' John Oliver owl numbers people I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs John Milton age dog owl Do you think I was born in a wood to be afraid of an owl? Jonathan Swift woods owl thinking More like some small, fierce bird of prey, something with a sharp bite. An owl perhaps, that speaks only when the rest of the world sleeps. Jenny will do well enough. Juliet Marillier owl sleep bird Owls hoot in B flat, cuckoos in D, but the water ousel sings in the voice of the stream. She builds her nest back of the waterfalls so the water is a lullaby to the little ones. Must be where they learn it. Karen Joy Fowler voice owl water A legend, Kludd, is a story that you begin to feel in your gizzard and then over time it becomes true in your heart. And perhaps makes you become a better owl. Kathryn Lasky stories owl heart Hush little owl, You're with Twi. I got the moves to get you by. Big bad crows. St. Aggie's scamps Ain't got nothin to show the champ. I'll pop a spiral With a twist, Do a three-sixty And scatter mist---- Kathryn Lasky crow owl moving To find one's special quality One must lead a life of deep humility. To serve in this way Never question but obey Is the blessing of St Aggie's charity. - The owls of St. Aegolius Kathryn Lasky humility blessing owl I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' by Ambrose Bierce. Kurt Vonnegut bridges stories owl Thus will we deal with life, my little help-meet. Will we not, eh? What though it blink at us like an owl that is blinded by the sun, we will yet force it to smile. Leonid Andreyev optimism owl littles Who wouldn't want to see some owl eggs?" I said, "Come on then, they are down here." He said, "Tallulah, the answer to who wouldn't want to see some owl eggs is... me!!!! Louise Rennison eggs answers owl Of all the horrid, hideous notes of woe, Sadder than owl-songs or the midnight blast; Is that portentous phrase, "I told you so. Lord Byron midnight owl song «123456»