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And alone and without his nest shall the Eagle fly across the sun.

And alone and without his nest shall the Eagle fly across the sun.

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

I think we need to have a nest of something which is family.

Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. October 1, 2009.

He who is not a bird should not build his nest over abysses.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.137, Penguin

No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity.

Edith Wharton (2015). “The House of Mirth”, p.112, Xist Publishing

Remorse, the fatal egg by pleasure laid, In every bosom where her nest is made, Hatched by the beams of truth, denies him rest, And proves a raging scorpion in his breast.

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.68

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.

"The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs". Textbook by Gerald Jay Sussman and Hal Abelson, 2nd edition, 1996.

See how that pair of billing doves With open murmurs own their loves And, heedless of censorious eyes, Pursue their unpolluted joys: No fears of future want molest The downy quiet of their nest.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1825). “The Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Including Her Correspondence, Poems, and Essays, Form Her Genuine Papers”, p.525

And now the herald lark Left his ground-nest, high tow'ring to descry The morn's approach, and greet her with his song.

John Milton (1752). “Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton”, p.72

The bird loves her nest.

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.294

We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.

Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.51, A&C Black

Heavenly bodies are nests of invisible birds.

"The Creator" by Dejan Stojanovic, Narodna knjiga, Alfa, Beograd, "Nests", (p. 55), 2000.