Scum

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."

J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter

"YOU CHEATING SCUM!” Lee Jordan was howling into the megaphone, dancing out of Professor McGonagall’s reach. “YOU FILTHY, CHEATING B —” Professor McGonagall didn’t even bother to tell him off. She was actually shaking her finger in Malfoy’s direction, her hat had fallen off, and she too was shouting furiously."

Bill Hicks Comedian, Writer

"I used to love to call L.A. when I lived in New York... Is that the Big One I hear in the background? Bye, you lizard scum! Bye!"

William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet

"Now, neighbor confines, purge you of your scum! Have you a ruffian that will swear, drink, dance, revel the night, rob, murder, and commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways?"