“at least a fifth of all mammalian species are bats.”
“...[W]hen we make mistakes, we shrug and say that we are human. As bats are batty and slugs are sluggish, our own species is synonymous with screwing up.”
“Life keeps throwing me curve balls and I don't even own a bat. At least my dodging skills are improving.”
“The holiday bat had heard her wish because it had extraordinary hearing, as all bats do.”
“History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species. ”
“The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.”