Quotation by

George Bernard Shaw

Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.

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George Bernard Shaw is saying that living a settled, domestic life feels as unnatural to people as being confined feels to a cockatoo. He suggests that just as a bird is meant to be free and not trapped, humans may not be naturally suited to the restrictions of home life.

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