Quotes by Sparrows A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows. Adam Zagajewski sparrowsubiquityfound All I know of birds to this date is that sparrows are the ones that are not pigeons. Alan Coren pigeonssparrowsbird Nature is one with rapine, a harm no preacher can heal; The Mayfly is torn by the swallow, the sparrow speared by the shrike, And the whole little wood where I sit is a world of plunder and prey. Alfred Lord Tennyson sparrowsnatureworld The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that? -Coach Brevin Ann Brashares sparrowspirateattitude Better a sparrow, living or dead, than no birdsong at all. Catullus birdsongsparrowsbird My lady's sparrow is dead, the sparrow which was my lady's delight Catullus sparrowsdelight I saw a robin redbreast in Central Park today, but it turned out to be a sparrow with an exit wound. David Letterman central-parksparrowsrobins The sparrow flies south for the winter. Derek Landy skulduggery-pleasantsparrowswinter One cannot bring up boys to be eagles and then expect them to be sparrows. Edith Roosevelt sparrowseaglesboys I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow. Ethel Waters sparrowslooking-forwardarms I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows. Evita Peron flockssparrows It's so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said, 'Wouldn't you rather be a sparrow? Frances Hodgson Burnett sparrowsdifferentrats Because nothing should be wasted In a world where sparrows work hard To prove there is enough. Gary Soto sparrowshard-workworld They were saying, 'Keep this under your hat, but Jack Sparrow's going to die in the second movie.' I went, 'You're kidding me. The fans are going to go berserk.' Geoffrey Rush sparrowshatsfans If brandy was made out of sparrows there would soon be no sparrows. Georg C. Lichtenberg brandysparrowsmade The charm of your society, My Sparrow, lies in not knowing what will you say next - though one rapidly learns to fear the worst! Georgette Heyer sparrowsknowinglying I suppose I am a sparrow, a stay-at-home bird. Gladys Taber sparrowshomebird Somewhere, a sparrow is singing in B minor. Heather O'Neill minorssparrowssinging The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever! Henry David Thoreau sparrowsspringyears When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries. Jean Ingelow sparrowscrysorrow123»
