“Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much.”

“We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.”

“A few alligators are naturally of the vicious type and inclined to resent it when you prod them with a stick. You can find out which ones these are by prodding them.”

“He had also learned that there is no use murdering people; there are always so many left, and if you tried to murder them all you would never get anything else done.”

“Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts.”

“Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.”

“Pike spawn in February, March, and April because they cannot wait until May.”