Quote by Hollis Gillespie

“we were like crabs in a barrel, that none would allow the other to climb over, but on any such attempt all would continue…

— Marcus Garvey

“Once they were men. Now they are land crabs.”

— Roger Corman

“These were such friendly people, they didn't notice how crabby we were, and before you knew it everyone was as happy as they were.”

— Nora Raleigh Baskin

“I have a hobby. I have the world’s largest collection of sea shells. I keep it scattered on beaches all over the world. Maybe…

— Steven Wright

“I think we keep these moments of rejection and acceptance very close. I think we carry them always, like cracked shells from which a…

— Simon Van Booy

“I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“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 nestle into him with the sensation that we’re two creatures of the same species, the last two on the planet, and we’ve finally…

— Carolyn Crane

“Don't be a numbskull. That guy wouldn't give a crippled crab a crutch unless there was something in it for him, and you know…

— Stephen King

“[...]And his head is on fire with new things[...]he called himself the little blue hermit, scuttling across the sand in search of a new…

— Terry Pratchett

“Life without a snail was hard to contemplate.”

— Elisabeth Tova Bailey

“He fell off the table like a crab looking for the sea.”

— Charles Bukowski