As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.
We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
You must have brought the bad weather with you The sky's the color of lead All you've left me is a feather On an unmade bed
But let me just say that talking dirty is so important in sex. And it’s pretty easy. To wit: establish from the very beginning that you like this. And trust me, you want to do it early on. Because if you wait too long to introduce the concept, your...
Nobody: [seeing William touching his chest wound] Leave that alone stupid white man. William Blake: [as Nobody grints and attends to his wound] Am I going to die? Nobody: The circle of life has no ending. [Hr grunts as he attends him] William Blake: ...
Lust, I suspect, wears repatent stilettos, that feather boa and not much else. Maybe glossy red lipstick.
How unjust then to meet that person you love, and be kept away from them only because ones bed is made of hay , and the other, feathers.
It felt terrific. It felt deeper and richer than laughter. It felt like opening a door and tumbling headfirst into a pile of feathers.
[Maisie]:...going out for luncheon with a gentleman is definitely not the same as going out to dine in the evening. [Billy]: You get more grub at dinner, for a start -
Fancy 'avin' to say you work for the Murder Squad, eh, Miss? Don't exactly warm folk to you, does it?
Birds themselves are so interesting and intelligent, and they give so many cues without being verbal, so they say such great things. Feathers are superior to fur, even. They're so beautiful, and nature uses such amazing colors.
I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a pistol, and it's got feathers and beads hanging off it. It's like a work of art.
The days float on like a feather in the wind, but at the end of the week, I’m still a chicken. Taste my truth.
Maybe late afternoon is autumn; summer’s retreat not being archived, but suspended, as the feathered vane of a bird wings its way across the avenue.
This feather stirs; she lives! if it be so, it is a chance which does redeem all sorrows that ever I have felt.
No word of commiseration can make a burden feel one feather's weight lighter to the slave who must carry it.
Gabriel. This has to be his fault, somehow. I'm going to track him down, pluck out his angel feathers, and stuff a pillow with them.
The sky was a feather blanket of clouds, save for one blue hole in the fabric. A blue cloud in a white sky.
I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed.
