„Then swiftly, neatly, with the grace of the young man on the trapeze, he was gone from his body.For an eternal moment he was still all things at once: the bird, the fish, the rodent, the reptile, and man.“

— William Saroyan

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„Take a good rest, small bird," he said. "Then go in and take your chance like any man or bird or fish.“
— Ernest Hemingway
„Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.“
— Desmond Tutu
„How doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin,How neatly he spreads his claws,And welcomes little fishes in,With gently smiling jaws!“
— Lewis Carroll