“The turtle couldn't help us.”

“I couldn't help it, boss, he said. I tried to take it back but it was too late.”

“I’m the Turtle, son. I made the universe, but please don’t blame me for it; I had a belly-ache.”

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.”

“See the TURTLE of enormous girth,On his shell he holds the earth.If you want to run and play,Come along the BEAM today.”

“See the TURTLE of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth. His thought is slow but always kind; He holds us all within his mind. On his back all vows are made; He sees the truth but may not said. He loves the land and loves the sea, And even loves a child like me”

“Here is the final truth of horror movies: They do not love death, as some have suggested; they love life. They do not celebrate deformity but by dwelling on deformity, they sing of health and energy. By showing us the miseries of the damned, they help us to rediscover the smaller (but never petty) joys of our own lives.”