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)

“It is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

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