We wanted something thoroughly and uncompromisingly foreign – foreign from top to bottom – foreign from center to circumference – foreign inside and out and all around – nothing anywhere about it to dilute its foreignness – nothing to remind us of any other people and any other land under the sun. And lo!
The Innocents Abroad (1869), Mark Twain
«I don’t know of any specific diseases associated with Norway rats in the United States», said Dr. Stoeckle, adding, «Here, rat control is primarily for aesthetics.»
Red-Tails in Love (1998), Marie Winn
