--- title: "9 Wombat Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Wombat quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Wombat sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/roger-zelazny-1604_better_when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-be_1610535.png" --- > [When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-zelazny/when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-better-than-no-company-at-all/) [Roger Zelazny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-zelazny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/roger-zelazny-1604_better_when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-be_1610535.png) > [“When wombats do inspire/I strike my disused lyre”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-rossetti/when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disused-lyre/) [Christina Rossetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-rossetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/christina-rossetti-3202_inspiration_when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disu_2999576.jpg) > [“Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-gabriel-rossetti/can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wombat/) [Dante Gabriel Rossetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-gabriel-rossetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_peace_can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wom_43321.jpg) > [The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-gabriel-rossetti/the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight-a-madness/) [Dante Gabriel Rossetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-gabriel-rossetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_delight_the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight_1419745.jpg) > [I liked the koala, wallaby, and I chilled with a kangaroo a bit. There was a wombat that I quite enjoyed also](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-liked-the-koala-wallaby-and-i-chilled-with-a-kangaroo-a-bit-there/) [Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/todd-barry-11294_enjoyed_i-liked-the-koala-wallaby-and-i-chilled_1869593.jpg) > [“Oh how the family affections combat Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at My burning soul! Neither from owl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-gabriel-rossetti/oh-how-the-family-affections-combat-within-this-heart-and-each-hour/) [Dante Gabriel Rossetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-gabriel-rossetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_family_oh-how-the-family-affections-combat-with_1475386.jpg) > [...looking angrily at the wombat: and a moment later, 'Come now, Stephen, this is coming it pretty high: your brute is eating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-o-brian/looking-angrily-at-the-wombat-and-a-moment-later-come-now-stephen/) [Patrick O'Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-o-brian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/patrick-o-brian-2283_brutes_looking-angrily-at-the-wombat-and-a-mome_3196986.png) > [“There are problems with the wombat," Nathan Schick said. "I was interested in wombats in '29. I went up to your zoo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-carey/there-are-problems-with-the-wombat-nathan-schick-said-i-was/) [Peter Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-carey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/peter-carey-4293_wombat_there-are-problems-with-the-wombat-natha_1496997.jpg) > [“The giant brandished his fist to knock her flat. And glass exploded against his face. Thomas whipped his head round to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/the-giant-brandished-his-fist-to-knock-her-flat-and-glass-exploded/) [Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/catherynne-m-valente-375_washing-machine_the-giant-brandished-his-fist-to-knock-h_295146.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wombat/#itemlist", "name": "Wombat Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Zelazny" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-zelazny/when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-better-than-no-company-at-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/roger-zelazny-1604_better_when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-be_1610535.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/roger-zelazny-1604_better_when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-be_1610535.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/roger-zelazny-1604_better_when-you-are-about-to-die-a-wombat-is-be_1610535.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.” — Roger Zelazny", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When wombats do inspire/I strike my disused lyre”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Rossetti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-rossetti/when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disused-lyre/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/christina-rossetti-3202_inspiration_when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disu_2999576.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/christina-rossetti-3202_inspiration_when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disu_2999576.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/christina-rossetti-3202_inspiration_when-wombats-do-inspire-i-strike-my-disu_2999576.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When wombats do inspire/I strike my disused lyre” — Christina Rossetti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-gabriel-rossetti/can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wombat/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_peace_can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wom_43321.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_peace_can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wom_43321.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_peace_can-peace-be-gained-until-i-clasp-my-wom_43321.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat?” — Dante Gabriel Rossetti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dante Gabriel Rossetti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-gabriel-rossetti/the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight-a-madness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_delight_the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight_1419745.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_delight_the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight_1419745.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/dante-gabriel-rossetti-15776_delight_the-wombat-is-a-joy-a-triumph-a-delight_1419745.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!” — Dante Gabriel Rossetti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I liked the koala, wallaby, and I chilled with a kangaroo a bit. 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