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1 " Normally I give permission to take my daughter for a walk after only the building of a wall and a stone pathway.' He smiled. 'For future reference.''But, Pan, I knew after the first week that a walk was not the only thing I would request,' the Pigeon said, smiling, 'and winter will be here soon. "
2 " Anyone who discounts you is a dumbass," I muttered as the golf cart jerked forward." And are you a dumbass?" the Pigeon inquired as she peeked under the tarp." Absolutely not...I'm a smartass. "
3 " I have come to your group for somewhere to belong, I promise I shall adapt before too long, I will accept anything you ask me to, I have come a long way, I have run away from home''But you are not like us', the pigeon said to her'You cannot come and pretend you do,Pack your bags and go somewhere new,You can't even sing our song, This is not your home'All the other pigeons stopped talking and staredAnd their looks made it clear that they also sharedThat Romy could no longer stay and Romy felt there was no other wayBut to accept and fly away. "
4 " The Mercy of Allah is an Ocean, Our sins are a lump of clay clenched between the beak of a pigeon. The pigeon is perched on the branch of a tree at the edge of that ocean.It only has to open it's beak "
― Leila Aboulela , Minaret
5 " Let's face it some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. "
6 " The relationship between critic and writer is similar to the one between the pigeon and the statue. "
