Kenneth Grahame

The whole wood seemed running now, running hard, hunting, chasing, closing in round something or - somebody? In panic, he began to run too, aimlessly, he knew not whither. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#chasing #closing #hard #hunting #knew

The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent - I name no names. It takes all sorts to make a world. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#good #i #indifferent #lot #make

Well, very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before ever it had planted itself and grown up to what it now is, there was a city - a city of people, you know. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#before #city #ever #grown #had

Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the road and being of no use or support to each other in case of sudden trouble or danger. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#being #case #company #danger #each

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#absolutely #absolutely nothing #boats #doing #half

Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#dinner #hates #invitations #society #sort