King Rat

King Rat may mean:

  • Uromys rex, a species of rat
  • King Rat (1962 novel), a novel by James Clavell set in World War II
  • King Rat (film), released in 1965, based on the James Clavell novel
  • King Rat (1998 novel), an urban fantasy novel by China Miéville
  • "King Rat" (song), a 2 track vinyl promo by Modest Mouse
  • King Rat is the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a music hall society of Great Britain
  • King Rat, the nickname of the Ulster loyalist Billy Wright, and an autobiography he wrote detailing his activities

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or rat:

    “Not Solomon, for all his wit,
    Nor Samson, though he were so strong,
    No king nor person ever yet
    Could ‘scape, but death laid him along:”
    —Robert Southwell (1561?–1595)

    “Everybody gets pinched but you did it right. You told them nothing and they got nothing. You learned the two greatest things in life: Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.”
    —Nicholas Pileggi, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro)