Richard Adams quotes

Men will never rest till they've spoiled the earth and destroyed the animals. (Richard Adams)
Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it. View quote
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I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women. View quote
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You know how you let yourself think that everything will be all right if you can only get to a certain place or do a certain thing. But when you get there you find it's not that simple. View quote
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My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today. View quote
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Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else. View quote
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Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed. View quote
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All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first, they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed. View quote
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We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be. View quote
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Dangerous thing, a name. Someone might catch hold of you by it, mightn't they? View quote
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When the man was disgraced and told to go away, he was allowed to ask all the animals whether any of them would come with him and share his fortunes and his life. There were only two who agreed to come entirely of their own accord, and they were the dog and the cat. And ever since then, those two have been jealous of each other, and each is for ever trying to make man choose which one he likes best. Every man prefers one or the other. (Richard Adams)
There is nothing that cuts you down to size like coming to some strange and marvelous place where no one even stops to notice that you stare about you. View quote
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He fought because he actually felt safer fighting than running. View quote
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A thing can be true and still be desperate folly, Hazel. View quote
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We all have to meet our match sometime or other. View quote
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I am sorry for you with all my heart. But you cannot blame us, for you came to kill us if you could. View quote
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I've always said that Watership Down is not a book for children. I say: it's a book, and anyone who wants to read it can read it. View quote
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Rabbits need dignity and above all the will to accept their fate. View quote
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They want to be natural, the anti-social little beasts. They just don't realize that everyone's good depends on everyone's cooperation. View quote
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The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal. View quote
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Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it. For them there is no winter food problem. They have fires and warm clothes. The winter cannot hurt them and therefore increases their sense of cleverness and security. For birds and animals, as for poor men, winter is another matter. Rabbits, like most wild animals, suffer hardship. (Richard Adams)
My Chief Rabbit has told me to stay and defend this run, and until he says otherwise, I shall stay here. --Bigwig. View quote
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Lots of little Bigwigs, Hazel! Think of that, and tremble! View quote
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Rabbit underground, rabbit safe and sound. View quote
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That wasn't why they destroyed the warren. It was just because we were in their way. They killed us to suit themselves. View quote
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