Richard Adams quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Richard Adams

Richard Adams Famous Quotes & Sayings

Discover top inspirational quotes from Richard Adams on Wise Famous Quotes.

Those are rabbits down there, trotting along like a lot of squirrels with nuts. How can that be right?

Rabbits live close to death and when death comes closer than usual, thinking about survival leaves little room for anything else.

I think we ought to do all we can to make these creatures friendly. It might turn out to be well worth the trouble.

Underground, the story continued.

What is, is what must be.

To be dead may be nothing, yet who relishes the business of dying?

Sooner or later, everyone has to meet his match.

Rain before sunset and we'll be in shelter.

My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today.

A rabbit sneeze on the morning breeze sets homesick hearts aglow sitting with his rumps in a chicory clump and longing for a nice plump doe.

Nevertheless, the number of hoots I give for them is restricted to less than two.

You needn't worry about them," said his companion. "They'll be alright - and thousands like them. If you'll come along, I'll show you what I mean.

I dare say a good many ... would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief, but I'm afraid I'm not much good at that.

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.

They want to be natural, the anti-social little beasts. They just don't realize that everyone's good depends on everyone's cooperation.

Dangerous thing, a name. Someone might catch hold of you by it, mightn't they?

Who wants to hear about brave deeds when he's ashamed of his own, and who likes an open, honest tale from someone he's deceiving?

But he - he hated pity as a cat hates water.

Warren life doesn't make for secrecy.

Wisdom is found on the desolate hillside ... where none comes to feed, and the stony bank where the rabbit scratches a hole in vain.

Who knows why men do anything?

even a small warren. This one had

If you want to bless me you can bless my bottom, for it is sticking out of the hole.

I am sorry for you with all my heart. But you cannot blame us, for you came to kill us if you could.

It's the place that worries you," said Hazel. "I don't like it myself, but it won't go on forever.

Hazel, watching, lent help here and there and encouraged the others.

Why, all of you," answered the other, surprised. "You don't want to stay out in the rain, do you?

The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal.

Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it.

You can't call your life your own: and in return you have safety, if it's worth having at the price you pay.

I'd rather succeed in doing what we can than fail to do what we can't.

Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.

Bigwig: "I can't think why he didn't convince Threarah."
Hazel: "Because Threarah doesn't like anything he hasn't thought of for himself.

Now, Rowsby Woof was the man's dog; and he was the most objectionable, malicious, disgusting brute that ever licked a man's hand. He

The primroses were over.

Frith meant us to get back," replied Holly. "That's the real reason why we're here.

He fought because he actually felt safer fighting than running.

One cloud feels lonely.

Carrying money, food and the seal ring of Bel-ka-Trazet, set out alone for Lak. BOOK VI

Thayli, you are very brave. Are you cunning, too?

That wasn't why they destroyed the warren. It was just because we were in their way. They killed us to suit themselves.

We do not take moonlight for granted. It is like snow, or like dew on a July morning. It does not reveal but changes what it covers.

They're all so much afraid of the Council that they're not afraid of anything else.

Rabbit underground, rabbit safe and sound.

Plot as such is not a major ingredient in my novels ... it's often better to sail on the unconscious sea.

If a rabbit gave advice and the advice wasn't accepted, he immediately forgot it, and so did everyone else.

And, Freedom, was I free?

Your storm, Thlayli-rah. Use it.

Silflay hraka, u embleer rah," replied Bigwig.

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.

We go by the will of the black rabbit. when he calls you, you have to go

Our children's children will hear a good story.

Literal religion is full of pitfalls.

A land In which it seemed always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon,

Why do the men come, do you suppose?" "Who knows why men do anything?

A thing can be true and still be desperate folly, Hazel.

Lots of little Bigwigs, Hazel! Think of that, and tremble!

I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women.

beetle-spirited vaporing

Rabbits need dignity and, above all, the will to accept their fate.

I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power.

Stubbs may have envisaged the skeleton inside the horse, but most of us do not

You're trying to eat grass that isn't there. Why don't you give it a chance to grow?

We all have to meet our match sometime or other.

Rowf's rump slid suddenly forward as smoothly as a turd from a healthy anus.

Hoi, hoi u embleer hrair! M'saion ule' hraka vair!

I don't like straight lines: men make them.

Most of them had not understood Blackberry's discovery of the raft and at once forgot it.

My Chief Rabbit has told me to stay and defend this run, and until he says otherwise, I shall stay here.
Bigwig