Dabs Quote by Stephen King

“On writers' workshops: "It is the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster's shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other…

— Stephen King

“To be a pearl maker, your oyster needs a good strong shell to protect you from a hundred million irritants in your environment. Your…

— Annie Kagan

If you want to unleash more creativity in your company, you need to allow for a little contamination. It is the sand in the…

— Fred Wilson

Except from the Americans—but every pearl has its oyster.

— Randall Jarrell

“Even a grain of sand united with an oyster can make a pearl.”

— Truth Devour

...like a grain of sand that gets into an oyster's shell. What if the grain doesn't want to become a pearl? Is it ever…

— Robin McKinley

“THE PEARL STARTS ITS LIFE AS A SPLINTER—something unwanted like a piece of shell or shard of dirt that accidentally lodges itself in an…

— Tarryn Fisher

Within the oyster's shell uncouth The purest pearl may hide, Trust me you'll find a heart of truth Within that rough outside.

— Frances Sargent Osgood

“Do you know how a pearl comes to be?" "Oysters make them, from a bit of sand." "Aiyah. From a bit of sand." He…

— C.L. Wilson

“Pearls are congealed oyster spit.”

— Margaret Atwood

“It's the grit that makes the pearl.”

— Holly Cupala

The world may be your oyster, but it doesn't mean you'll get its pearl.

— Anonymous