Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one's back they are a heavy weight.

Marina Tsvetaeva
Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in...
Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in...
Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in...
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When you fly in the air, wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On your back they are a heavy weight. The wings of freedom are freedom when they are up in the air, not on your back when you are carrying them.

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