Stephen King: "Some birds are not meant to be caged. Their feathers..."

Why This Quote Matters

Most wisdom quotes stay in safe, general territory. This one does not. The word "feathers" does specific work here, and that specificity is what makes it land.

Write it down by hand somewhere. There is something different about that act. Words stick in a new way when they move through your fingers.

There is a reason some words last. These are those kinds of words.