"Let's hear it for the little birds"

"Let's hear it for the little birds" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"There was a curious light in the salon"

"There was a curious light in the salon" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"Our lives were quiet there"

"Our lives were quiet there" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"But you don't have houses"

"But you don't have houses" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"They were knocked down"

"They were knocked down" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"We do not live in palaces"

"We do not live in palaces" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"I used to find myself daydreaming"

"I used to find myself daydreaming" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"The reality was very different"

"The reality was very different" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"We need to buy a tortoise"

"We need to buy a tortoise" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"I know a vulture with a conscience"

"I know a vulture with a conscience" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"No locksmith can open that door"

"No locksmith can open that door" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"There was a sadness in the stillness of dusk"

"There was a sadness in the stillness of dusk" - The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

"It didn't add up to much of a life"

"It didn't add up to much of a life" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"His math let him down again"

"His math let him down again" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I can haunt you as good as any ghost"

"I can haunt you as good as any ghost" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" - Macbeth by William Shakespeare

"Hover through the fog and filthy air"

"Hover through the fog and filthy air" - Macbeth by William Shakespeare

"A likeable but moody man"

"A likeable but moody man" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Now we're going to get in trouble"

"Now we're going to get in trouble" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I was hoping you hadn't noticed"

"I was hoping you hadn't noticed" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"She had a bruise on her face"

"She had a bruise on her face" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"From here you can see everything"

"From here you can see everything" - Peanuts 2008 Calendar by Charles M. Schulz

"It's not a song. It's more like a story"

"It's not a song. It's more like a story" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Life forces enough final decisions on us"

"Life forces enough final decisions on us" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Life is a long way"

"Life is a long way" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"The scientific life is fraught with peril"

"The scientific life is fraught with peril" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"Now it is the time of night"

"Now it is the time of night" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"And the wolf behowls the moon"

"And the wolf behowls the moon" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"These bloggers are an angry bunch"

"These bloggers are an angry bunch" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis

"He had large hands"

"He had large hands" - A Flash Of Light by Alan Lightman

"He had built cyclotrons"

"He had built cyclotrons" - A Flash Of Light by Alan Lightman

"No one notices, but it is exactly right"

"No one notices, but it is exactly right" - Pas de Deux by Alan Lightman

"This was no flower hidden in a rose"

"This was no flower hidden in a rose" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Maybe the camera was his shield"

"Maybe the camera was his shield" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I used to sing in a choir"

"I used to sing in a choir" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I know how to sing"

"I know how to sing" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"This princess of pure white"

"This princess of pure white" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"I wonder if the lion be to speak"

"I wonder if the lion be to speak" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"When fishes flew and forests walked"

"When fishes flew and forests walked" - The Donkey by C. K. Chesterton

"And ears like errant wings"

"And ears like errant wings" - The Donkey by C. K. Chesterton

"I said silent, silent rage"

"I said silent, silent rage" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I'm too young to be tattooed"

"I'm too young to be tattooed" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"The waitress sighed"

"The waitress sighed" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I don't want lipstick"

"I don't want lipstick" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"Now the hungry lion roars"

"Now the hungry lion roars" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"I am that merry wanderer of the night"

"I am that merry wanderer of the night" - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"The beer was dark and sweet"

"The beer was dark and sweet" - Unit I Find You by John Irving

"You must be alive"

"You must be alive" - Until I Find You by John Irving

"I never thought of that"

"I never thought of that" - Pearls Before Swine 2008 Calendar by Stephan Pastis