Snails Lay Eggs

Famous quotes containing the words snails, lay and/or eggs:

    “little snails at the back
    of the knee building bon-
    fires ...”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “I believe the alphabet is no longer considered an essential piece of equipment for traveling through life. In my day it was the keystone to knowledge. You learned the alphabet as you learned to count to ten, as you learned “Now I lay me” and the Lord’s Prayer and your father’s and mother’s name and address and telephone number, all in case you were lost.”
    —Eudora Welty (b. 1909)

    “The common cormorant or shag
    Lays eggs inside a paper bag.”
    —Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986)