„We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm.“

— Winston S. Churchill
„If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will surely become worms.“
— Henry Miller
„He has become a worm. That is what I am telling you.""I don't suppose it would be possible," said Henry into the silence, "to, er, step on him?“
— Cassandra Clare
„The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails!“
— Emily Brontë