Quote by Alan Garner

“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.”

— James Bryant Conant

“More humans should acquire the quality of the turtle. He makes more progress only when he sticks his neck out.”

— Mitch Kynock

“Turtles are not the innocent, harmless creatures everyone thinks they are. Mark my words. They’re secretly planning to take over the world. And then…

— Darynda Jones

“It's turtles all the way down.”

— William James

“Sometimes he reminded me of a turtle hiding inside its shell, in there thinking about things and not ever sticking his head out into…

— Kate DiCamillo

“I have an image of Turtle right on the forehead. She seems to go through the lobes of my brain. Sort of like swimming.”

— Sandra Harner

“It’s not that much and everyone needs a pet turtle.”

— J. Lynn

“The turtle moves.”

— Terry Pratchett

“When something needs to be said, I'll say it even if the whole world grabs me by the neck and tells me to keep…

— Elif Shafak

“It's turtles all the way fucking down, Holmesy. You're trying to find the turtle at the bottom of the pile, but that's not how…

— John Green

“You're good with people, and all I know how to do is give good neck.”

— Kim Harrison

“The rest of his body is unmemorable, and he's also a turtle-he lies on his back and gets stuck there, immobile.”

— Edward Southgate