Turtles Quotes

146 quotes by 134 authors

When this is over...we will got to the rainforest, or a beach as white as bone. We will eat grapes from the vine, we will… — Jodi Picoult
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
Kansas is not easily impressed. It has seen houses fly and cattle soar. When funnel clouds walk through the wheat, big hail falls behind. As… — N.D. Wilson
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
You want to talk? Fine. Talk. Tell me something you've never told anybody else.' I thought for a moment. 'Turtles have the second-largest brains of… — Maggie Stiefvater
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
Alone in her shelter, she allowed herself tears. When her shelter cooled to the touch she called to Gull, â€œComing out!â€ She eased her head… — Nora Roberts
Here lies a she sun, and a he moon there; She gives the best light to his sphere; Or each is both, and all, and… — John Donne
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
Maybe. Although I doubt most Shadowhunters get a tattoo of Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on their left shoulder. — Cassandra Clare
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
Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face… — Charles Jaffe

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