„What did they feed the lions and tigers with in the ark, sir?“

— Terry Pratchett
„Four will Become Two, Lion and Tiger will Meet in Battle, and Blood will Rule the Forest.“
— Erin Hunter
„Do ye not think ye are making war on Hyrcanian tigers or facing angry Libyan lions?“
— Statius
„Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion’…. It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis.“
— Anthony Burgess