circus Quotes

″ ‘If you become the wind and blow me,’ said the little bunny, ‘I will join a circus and fly away on a flying trapeze.’ ”

“We’ll work and we’ll work up so many surprises you’d never see half if you had forty eyes!”

“After all, Mr. Sneelock is one of my friends. He might even help out doing small odds and ends. Doing little odd jobs, he could be of some aid... such as selling balloons and the pink lemonade. I think five hundred gallons will be about right. And THEN, I’ll be ready for Opening Night!”

“And now here is a Hoodwink Who winks in his wink-hood. Without a good wink-hood A Hoodwink can’t wink good. And, folks, let me tell you There’s only one circus with wink-hood Hoodwinks! The Circus McGurkus!”

“Again Sneelock! Brave Sneelock is back risking life on the patented Life-Risking-Track while the speedsters I call my Colliding-Collusions race round in swift cars called Abrasion-Contusions and Sneelock just lies there. Not one bit excited I know he won’t mind. He’ll be simply delighted.”

“In all the whole town, the most wonderful spot is behind Sneelock’s Store in the big vacant lot. It’s just the right spot for my wonderful plans”

“The Circus McGurkus! The cream of the cream! The Circus McGurkus! The Circus Supreme! The Circus McGurkus! Colossal! Stupendous! Astounding! Fantastic! Terrific! Tremendous! ”

“Why! He″ll be a Hero! Of course he won’t mind When he finds that he has A big circus behind.”

“What an Opening Night! What a night! What a sight! I’ll host up the curtains! The crowds will crowd in! And my Circus McGurkus will promptly begin with a welcoming toot on my Welcoming Horn”

“With his hair still combed neat four thousand, six hundred and ninety-two feet! Then he’ll land in a fish bowl. He’ll manage just fine. Don’t ask how he’ll manage. That’s his job. Not mine.”

“See the Wily Wallo who can throw his long tail as a sort of lasso! With a flip of the hip, with a tail of his kind he can capture whoever is standing behind! He can capture old Sneelock. I’m sure he won’t mind.

“Opening night is full of surprises, though, and Foxie is overjoyed when she hears a familiar voice in the audience, calling out her name.”

“She ends up in the circus and while there she reunites with her young master who promises to treat her better! ”

“The result is animals from the circus are wandering around the train tracks. Fortunately nobody is hurt but the animals need rounding up so the Bobbseys keep out of the way until that is sorted out.”

In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers-- Mr. Crepsley-- is a vampire!

Steve remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire-- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea.

As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. This is the beginning of Darren’s story.

“I don’t know where we’ll go tonight. Tomorrow we’ll find Cob’s Circus.”

‴The circus!′ The policeman laughed. ‘You’re a bit early, sonny. The circus won’t be here till tomorrow.‘”