153 Quotes About Rats




  • Author Andrew Vachss
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    You want proof evolution is for real, don’t waste your time with fossils; just check out the New York City rat. They started out as immigrants, stowaways in some ship’s cargo hold. Only the survivors got to breed, and they’ve been improving with every new litter. Smarter, faster, stronger. Getting ready to rule. Manhattan wouldn’t be the first island they took over.

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  • Author Liz Braswell
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    I'm fairly certain our gardens are rat-free.""I don't know. Rats are pretty sneaky. Sometimes they even make it into elected positions. Sometimes if you let them get out of control they even become mayor.

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  • Author Sarah Monette
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    The rats we met the size of small dogs and they watched us go by like they'd figured out that what People were for was feeding rats.

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  • Author Neil Hilborn
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    Humans always want something from you and he and I would just rather be together than apart, and I pulled him toward me, and he chitterred in the way that always meant he was wind coming in after the rain. His head fell forward, and there was so much less light in the room.

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