Amphibians Quotes

“Amphibians—the word comes from the Greek meaning ‘double life.”
― Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

“Frau Stöhr found his remarks amphibious and unfeeling.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

“The economic world, the world of the equities markets, just seemed like a perfect foil, the ideal backdrop against which to contrast this story about legendary amphibians from outer space, because everything these days is all about money. In this book (Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas) I'm hoping to illustrate that there not only are far more important things than money, but there are far more interesting things. (from NPR Interviews edited by Robert Siegel)”
― Tom Robbins, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas

“I told myself that I possessed the rare
kind of beauty only toads have, and I wanted to become one of them. I wanted my skin to be poisonous. I wanted to feast on
slugs and ants with my sticky tongue, and above all, I wanted to be left alone.”
― Signe Maene, Flemish Folktales Retold: 36 Illustrated Folktales from Flanders