“He was right. I was letting myself get distracted, like a rabbit doing math problems instead of looking for foxes.”

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American fantasy writer 1975

Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs

Source: The Silence of the Lambs

“So let that be a lesson, kids who get an F in math. Ellen says you’re doing the right thing. You’re welcome, parents.”

Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress

Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding

“Savage as a lion, timid as a rabbit, crafty as a fox…”

Lu Xun book A Madman's Diary

Sixth entry
A Madman's Diary (1918)

“That is why I do not vote; that is why I will never vote. Let’s instead participate in a system that is truly representative. In the next chapter we are going to look at some stuff that, if we don’t really concentrate and determinedly remain upbeat, could get all boring, and we hate that. The fact is, though, if we’re to shut up Paxman and the naysayers (good name for a band), we have to show our working out. Like in a boring maths GCSE, which I knew was pointless even as I was failing it.”

Russell Brand book Revolution

Revolution (2014)

“All right, two dozen house specials. Any chance one of you might want to live dangerously and try a vegetable? (Aimee)
Do we look like rabbits to you? (Fury)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Source: Bad Moon Rising

“Sometimes I imagine myself looking back on right now and I think like where will I be standing when I look back Will right now look like the beginning of a great life or… or what”

Jennifer Egan A Visit from the Goon Squad

Source: A Visit from the Goon Squad

“I think the way to "solve" the problem of procrastination is to let delight pull you instead of making a to-do list push you.”

Paul Graham (1964) English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist

"Good And Bad Procrastination", December 2005

“When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective.”

Lisa Randall (1962) American theoretical physicist and an expert on particle physics and cosmology

The Discover Interview: Lisa Randall (July 2006)

“Alcide: "It's on my right butt cheek. It's shaped like a rabbit."
Sookie: "I love bunnies!”

Charlaine Harris book Club Dead

Source: Club Dead

“Why are we designed to see the world as supremely beautiful just as we're about to be snuffed? Do rabbits feel the same as the fox teeth bite down on their necks? Is it mercy?”

Margaret Atwood book The Year of the Flood

Source: The Year of the Flood

“He was right. I was letting myself get distracted, like a rabbit doing math problems instead of looking for foxes.”

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