“If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.”

“A hedgehog? And just how does a hedgehog make love?" he demanded.

No, I thought. I won't. I will not. But I did. "Very carefully," I replied, giggling helplessly. So now we know just how old that one is, I thought.”

“If wits were pins, the man would be a veritable hedgehog.”

“If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.”

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

“Let me give you a piece of advice. The handsome young fellow who's trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. Not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs.”

“Usually people look at you when they're talking to you. I know that they're working out what I'm thinking, but I can't tell what they're thinking. It is like being in a room with a one-way mirror in a spy film.”

“He had about the same life expectancy as a three legged hedgehog on a six lane motorway.”

“He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.”