Scavenger Quotes

“Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my basket on my back, I go about the streets of science, collecting what I find.”
― François Magendie

“It’s a traveller, he says, it’s lost like us, a wanderer covering miles. A scavenger that lives amongst the rocks and steals to live. It’s beautiful.”
― J A DuMairier, Shoal: A Thanet Writers Anthology

“For a scavenger, patience is the key to the pantry.”
― Delia Owens, Cry of the Kalahari

“This sudden sweet loot appearing, I felt like we were tricking the world—living in urban loopholes.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“I love animals, but I can't stand the behaviour of hyenas. They live off of others' efforts.”
― Mitta Xinindlu