“Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly.”

“You... were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around... Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wing and removing its ability to fly... A bird is not defined by being grounded but by his ability to fly. Remember this, humans are defined not by their limitations, but by the intentions I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image. Love is NOT the limitation; love is the flying. I AM love. ”

“Once a bird had lost his ability to fly, not much else could be done in the way of mending him. Losing a wing was a little like losing a leg and the freedom of movement, of spirit, it granted you; most people could live without the former but not the latter.”

“I used to think a bird couldn't fly if its wings got wet.”

“For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.”

“Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly.”