“Turtles don't feel, stupid," said Jem."Were you ever a turtle, huh?”
“Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful."Ain't hateful, just persuades him- 's not like you'd chunk him in the fire," Jem growled."How do you know a match don't hurt him?""Turtles can't feel , stupid," said Jem."Were you ever a turtle, huh?”
“The turtle stands on a turtle, which stands on a turtle. That's the universe in whole, boy. It's turtles all the way down.”
“And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”
“She reminds me of a turtle; you can never quite know wha ta turtle is thinking.”
“In the Tunnel of Desire, past the Tube of Destiny, lies the Turtle of Doubt. We all have to face that turtle, but only the confident ones ever find out that doubt tastes like chicken.”