"Flying is for the birds, the sugar gliders and the dreamers.Running is for the emus, the ostriches and the optimists.Walking is for the snails, the lame and the cautious explorer.All that is left are ..."
- Anthony T. Hincks
"Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them."
- Matshona Dhliwayo
"The intriguing placidity from the slothful pace of a snail is truly very peaceful. Our world is in need of this calmness to pacify itself"
- Munia Khan
"Even a snail will eventually reach its destination."
- Gail Tsukiyama
"James gave the huffle of a snail in danger. And nobody heard him at all."
- A.A. Milne
"Geography is the key, the crucial accident of birth. A piece of protein could be a snail, a sea lion, or a systems analyst, but it had to start somewhere. This is not science; it is merely metaphor. A..."
- Annie Dillard