Turtle Quotes

126 quotes by 115 authors

The master was an old Turtle--we used to call him Tortoise--' Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn't one?' Alice asked. We called… — Lewis Carroll
And how many hours a day did you do lessons?' said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. Ten hours the first day,' said… — Lewis Carroll
Not all nine-fingered girls have hatchets, she said in Tradertalk. Some of us just tried to have a conversation with a snapping turtle. (Sandry to… — Tamora Pierce
Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back. — Kurt Vonnegut
Iâ€™m stuck babysitting turtle eggs while a volleyball player slash grease monkey slash aquarium volunteer tries to hit on me.â€ Iâ€™m not hitting on you,â€… — Nicholas Sparks
Most people were heartless about turtles because a turtleâ€™s heart will beat for hours after it has been cut up and butchered. But the old… — Ernest Hemingway
Did I ever tell you my pet peeve?' No,' I said. People who dress up their pets to look like Little Lord Fauntleroys or cowboys,… — Jerry Spinelli
Look, I admit you seem like a decent person. For all I know you stop and move turtles out of the road whenever you see… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It was all very well going on about pure logic and how the universe was ruled by logic and the harmony of numbers, but the… — Terry Pratchett
But then I think about my sister and what a shell-less turtle she was and how she wanted me to be one too. C'mon, Lennie,… — Jandy Nelson
As ever, the original inhabitants of Turtle Island are entirely overlooked. Mysteriously, the only time indigenous people are guaranteed a mainstream Amerikkan mention is on… — Inga Muscio
It's okay to play turtle for a while, as long as you don't get too fond of your shell. — Eileen Wilks
Turtles don't feel, stupid," said Jem. "Were you ever a turtle, huh? — Harper Lee
I believe that the world isn't always what we can see...I believe there are secrets in the woods. And I believe that goodness wins out...So,… — Anne Ursu
Next to fat babies, midgets are my favorite things to hold. I love them so much, and I want to help them to do adult… — Chelsea Handler
The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!â€ Alek tried not to laugh. â€œThen what does the elephant… — Scott Westerfeld
If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? — George Carlin
I remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.' That must be from the Bible." "Shakespeare," Turtle said. All quotations were either from the… — Ellen Raskin
Every sea-captain who sailed to the West Indies was expected to bring home a turtle on the return voyage for a feast to his expectant… — Alice Morse Earle
Words have a life of their own. There is no telling what they will do. Within a matter of days, they can even turn turtle… — Craig Brown

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