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Quote, June 4, 2011 - Bonus Quote

ejmoore510
12 years ago

There is a legend about a bird that sings just once in its life, more

sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the

moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree and does not

rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches,

it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. Dying, it rises

above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One

superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to

listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at

the cost of the great pain. � Or so says the legend.

--Colleen McCullough

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