Famous quotes containing the words playing and/or mantis:
“A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee—not playing soccer, not playing football—but by falling off his chair in the middle of French class.”
—Judith Viorst (20th century)
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole lurking behind it.”
—Chinese proverb.