Possum Quotes

“Kill every enemy twice, Wilky said. Better than gettin' shot by a soldier pretending to be dead.”
― Joseph Bruchac, Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

“Sure, you can break a man. Bend his will, even, but be careful with the ones that break easily. Those are the ones you have to keep a close eye on. Those are the ones that play possum and hide in the shadows. Just waiting for their time to strike! That's when you're most vulnerable. When you're surrounded by friends.”
― Joe Reyes, Aftermath

“She hadn't meant to fall asleep, but she was a bit like a cat herself, forever wandering in the woods, chasing after squirrels and rabbits as fast as her skinny legs could take her when the fancy struck, climbing trees like a possum, able to doze in the sun at a moment's notice. And sometimes with no notice at all.”
― Charles de Lint, A Circle of Cats

“Will there be cheese?" asked Chisolm.”
― Nancy T. Lucas, A Ghostly Tail

“She hadn't meant to fall asleep, but she was a bit like a cat herself, forever wandering in the woods, chasing after squirrels and rabbits as fast as her skinny legs could take her when the fancy struck, climbing trees like a possum, able to doze in the sun at a moment's notice. And sometimes with no notice at all.

(This text is originally from A Circle of Cats, which was revised and re-adapted by the author for The Cats of Tanglewood Forest)”
― Charles de Lint, The Cats of Tanglewood Forest