Crabs Quote by Anonymous

“Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it…

— Robert Greene

“Occasionally Leonardo appended a moral lesson to the entry, such as this: “The oyster, when the moon is full, opens itself wide, and when…

— Walter Isaacson

“Here, open wide and let it slide,” he said, tilting a half-shell into Ben’s mouth. The oyster hit Ben’s mouth. It felt warm, salty,…

— Pat Conroy

“Shall the world, then, be overrun by oysters?”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Do you appreciate that an oyster has, among its other organs, a heart?”

— Padgett Powell

“1. "It is what we believe about ourselves that determines how others see us" 2. (regarding friends) "cherish the good and pretend not to…

— Beth Hoffman

The oyster leads a dreadful but exciting life. Indeed, his chance to live at all is slim, and if he should survive the arrows…

— M. F. K. Fisher

“Nonetheless, the oyster, could it fancy, should fancy its excremental equipment a hot item, for what other among Creation's crapping creatures can convert its…

— Tom Robbins

“Oyster, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails!”

— Ambrose Bierce

“The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle…

— Ruth Reichl

“Oysters are a lot like women. It's how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and gives us our beauty.”

— Beth Hoffman

“It was as if I were an oyster and somebody forced a grain of sand into my shell -- a grain of sand that…

— Truman Capote