My 10th Sonata is a sonata of insects. Insects are born from the sun... they are the sun's kisses. Votes: 4
Alexander ScriabinInsects are my secret fear. That's what terrifies me more than anything - insects. Votes: 3
Michael O'DonoghueInsects are what neurosis would sound like, if neurosis could make a noise with its nose. Votes: 3
Martin AmisPrimates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well. Votes: 2
Richard LeakeyNo insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity. Votes: 2
Edith WhartonPolitics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'. Votes: 0
Henry SpencerSpecialization is for insects... The race of man? He's a whole other creature. Votes: 0
Robert A. HeinleinCats are like insects. They should be left outside to clean up the garbage. Votes: 0
Michael MewshawI was always fascinated by the infinite, strange and 'scandalous' ways that insects copulate. Votes: 0
Isabella RosselliniButterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers. Votes: 0
Robert A. HeinleinWhat a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch. Votes: 0
Patrick F. McManusI have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things Votes: 0
Guillermo del ToroWe know of no behavior in ants or any other social insects that can be construed as play. Votes: 0
Bert HolldoblerThere are two things that I know for certain guys are good for: pushing swings and killing insects. Votes: 0
Carrie FisherI think I got people confidence because I was not looking at them like insects that I would film. Votes: 0
Agnes VardaSo, when I say 'match the hatch', if the fish are taking the nymph, and you're actually producing a replica of a flying insect, you'll catch fresh air. Votes: 1 Rex Hunt
Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss. If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss, you'll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment. A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber. I see a living city. Votes: 3 Sylvia Earle