"It is of no account; after all, the old bird does not fly far from his nest."
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"Humans turn the places they live into great crowded piles of mud and stone, like the nests termites build--but what happens when in all the world there are termite hills left but no bush?"
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"The heresy of one age is the orthodox belief and "only infallible rule" of the nest."
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"Virtually every advancement made by our species since civilization first peeked out of its nest of stone has been initiated by lone individuals, mavericks who more often than not were ignored, mocked, or viciously persecuted by society and its institutions."
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"Who are we when we leave our families? Who do we become? What are we capable of? That's something that never leaves us. It begins at that point in your life when you leave the nest, and I don't think we stop wanting to explore that question."
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"God is the nest we build together."
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"I cherish my childish loves--the memory of that warm little nest where my affections were fledged."
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"I like the one about the little soulworms that fly out of the nest for the resurrection."
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"Some men ease themselves like setting hens into the nest of death."
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"If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she's an Aidan girl or a Mr. Big girl. Aidan girls are more interested in nurturing relationships and building a nest while Mr. Big girls are more about show and having fun."
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