![]() ![]() ![]() For the best is only bought at the price of great pain. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. One superlative song, existence the price. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Ralph de Bricassart (to child Meggie): There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. Set in Australia, it follows the lives of the Cleary family, and daughter Meggie's relationship with priest Ralph de Briccasart over the course of nearly sixty years. The Thorn Birds (1983) is a popular, award-winning mini-series based on the novel of the same title by w:Colleen McCullough. ![]()
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