Wasps – Quotes

I am the queen

I am the queen of spades, I am the wasp that stings, I am the dark serpent. I am the invulnerable animal who passes through fire and is not burned. Elena Ferrante

A man walks into

A man walks into a pet shop and says: \”Give me a wasp.\” The shopkeeper replies: \”We don’t sell wasps.\” He says: \”There’s one in the window.\” Frank Carson

I here present thee with a hive of bees, laden some with wax, and some with honey. Fear not to approach! there are no wasps, there are no hornets here. If some wanton bee chance to buzz about thine ears, stand thy ground and hold thy hands-there’s none will sting thee, if thou strike not … Read more

Alas! fond child, How

Alas! fond child, How are thy thoughts beguil’d To hope for honey from a nest of wasps? Thou may’st as well Go seek for ease in hell, Or sprightly nectar from the mouths of asps. The world’s a hive, From whence thou canst derive No good, but what thy soul’s vexation brings: But case thou … Read more

And books which told

And books which told me everything about the wasp, except why. Dylan Thomas

This man is the

This man is the bee’s knees, Arthur, he is the wasp’s nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world. Douglas Adams

That is the Wasp,

That is the Wasp, yes. But it was captured by Black Stache, and he’s coming for this ship now.” “And how do you know that?” asked Slank. “Did a seagull tell you?” This brought chuckles from the crew. Something like that, thought Peter. Dave Barry

I have gone into

I have gone into town to buy a few last things we need for the expedition: Peruvian wasp repellent, toothbrushes, canned peaches, and a fireproof canoe. It will take a while to find the peaches, so don’t expect me back until dinnertime. Stephano, Gustav’s replacement, will arrive today by taxi. Please make him feel welcome. … Read more

‘WASP’ is the only

‘WASP’ is the only ethnic term that is in fact a term of class, apart from redneck, which is another word for the same group but who are in the lower social strata, so it’s inexplicably tied up with social standing and culture and history in a way that the other hyphenations just are not. … Read more

I cannot persuade myself

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. Charles Darwin