„The caged bird sings with a fearful trill,of things unknown, but longed for still,and his tune is heard on the distant hill,for the caged bird sings of freedom.“

— Maya Angelou

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„A cage went in search of a bird.“
— Franz Kafka
„Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.“
— Tennessee Williams
„I am a cage, in search of a bird.“
— Franz Kafka
„"Hope" is the thing with feathers —That perches in the soul —And sings the tune without the words —And never stops — at all — And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard —And sore must be the storm —That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm — “
— Emily Dickinson