James Belushi

When Whitney Houston died, I felt great sadness. My sadness, of course, was about our collective loss - when you listened to this nightingale sing, your body would drop into a chair, your head would tilt up, a small smile would creep across your face, and inside you knew that there was a higher power somewhere: gifted, beautiful, spiritual.

American Actor

William Morris Hunt

Most of us live for the critic, and he lives on us. He doesn't sacrifice himself. He gets so much a line for writing a criticism. If the birds should read the newspapers, they would all take to changing their notes. The parrots would exchange with the nightingales, and what a farce it would be!

American Artist

Percy Bysshe Shelley

A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.

English Poet

Nightingales are often associated with rural and serene settings, enhancing their romantic image.

Nightingale's Habitat

Understanding that nightingales sing at night helps anticipate when the term might be used metaphorically.

Nocturnal Singing

Nightingales can symbolize different concepts in various cultures, such as poetry in Persia.

Cultural Symbol

Nightingale as a metaphor for love can indicate unrequited or lost love, not just general romance.

Metaphorical Love

In literature, nightingales may symbolize characters or themes, not only the bird itself.

Literary Device

Recognize historical allusions to nightingales, such as their role in folklore or as omens.

Historical References

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 tons of fuel oil into the sea nightingale Island is a vital breeding ground for the already endangered northern Rockhopper penguin and now the islands entire population is at risk I arrived over a week after the incident had occurred and yet I was still among

Endangered Penguins...

 I'm only kidding I was born here at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in a city Joburg Hillbrow 1961 when I came out of my