Famous quotes containing the words swamp and/or rat:
“I see less difference between a city and a swamp than formerly.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Your rat tail is all the fashion now. I prefer a bushy plume, carried straight up. You are Siamese and your ancestors lived in trees. Mine lived in palaces. It has been suggested to me that I am a bit of a snob. How true! I prefer to be.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)