“I say, why start from nothing if you can start with everything? We've already got a civilization.' 'No. We haven't. We're just living on the edge of someone else's, like fleas on a dog's back. If the dog drowns, the fleas drown, too.” CivilizationLivingThought ProvokingRationalityAnimal Quotes Book:Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Source: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH