People who record birdsong generally do it very early-before six o'clock-if they can. Soon after that, the invasion of distant noise in most woodland becomes too constant and too loud.

I've always said that Watership Down is not a book for children. I say: it's a book, and anyone who wants to read it can read it.

Who knows why men do anything?

A thing can be true and still be desperate folly.

If a rabbit gave advice and the advice wasn't accepted, he immediately forgot it, and so did everyone else.

All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.

I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women.