Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

“A rabbit has confidence in his leader. He feels that the leader knows what he is doing.”

Hazel isn't the fastest or strongest rabbit in the group. He just listens to the weirdos that everyone else ignores.

“There's a smell of death on the wind.”

Fiver sees the world ending before the first shovel hits the dirt. It's a heavy burden to be the only one who senses a storm coming.

“My Chief Rabbit has used this password.”

Bigwig's pride used to be his whole identity. Seeing him risk his life in Efrafa to save others felt like a real turning point.

“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies.”

Stories about El-ahrairah keep the group going when they are starving. Myths are just as important as food when you're exhausted.