"We shall creep out quietly into the butler's……" — Kenneth Grahame
"We shall creep out quietly into the butler's pantry--" cried the Mole. "--with out pistols and swords and sticks--" shouted ther Rat. "--and rush in upon them," said Badger. "--and whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em!" cried the Toad in ecstasy, running round and round the room, and jupming over the chairs."
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59 Quotes by Kenneth Grahame
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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton,"…
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Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
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A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no…
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The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and…
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Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the…
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As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of…
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You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
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The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week,…
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Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day…
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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a…
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no…
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There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or…
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More Badger Quotes
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I'm running for Governor, and this Honey Badger is ready to fight.
— Scott Gessler
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I couldn't be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season!
— Ian Holloway
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The Mole had long wanted to make the I acquaintance of the Badger. He seemed, by all accounts, to be…
— Kenneth Grahame
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It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a…
— Tom Holt
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Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.
— Kenneth Grahame
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Governor Scott Walker didn't know who he was messing with when he picked a fight with the hard-working union folks…
— Gwen Moore
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Office holders are a self-selected group; you don't get elected if you don't put your name on the ballot. There…
— John Sununu
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Who is Alice?" asked mother. "Alice is somebody that nobody can see," said Frances. "And that is why she does…
— Russell Hoban
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I'm a beast, I am, and a Badger what's more. We don't change. We hold on.
— C.S. Lewis
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Remember on this one thing, said Badger. The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If…
— Barry Lopez
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Father, bless me for I have sinned, I did an original sin… I poked a badger with a spoon.
— Eddie Izzard
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Step aside? I step aside for nobeast, whether it be a hallowed hedgehog, an officious otter, a seasoned squirrel, a…
— Brian Jacques
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