

“No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.”
― It
― It

“I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.”
― Different Seasons
― Different Seasons

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
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