Pigeon Post Quotes

“A pigeon a day keeps the natives away.”

“Wild goose means he was on a wild goose chase. And when he says, ‘Lays no eggs,’ he means he hasn’t found gold.”

″‘Well, I said nowt about gold to him, that’s one thing.’ said Slater Bob. ‘And if he’s that sort he’ll get nowt out o’ me, not if he asks his questions till crack o’ doom.”

“Second thoughts are always worse...”

“Fasten one end of it, and unroll the others, so as not to get lost. You could feel your way out with it even if a bat had knocked your candle out and you hadn’t any more matches.”

“It was impossible just to swim and float in the morning sunshine as if nobody had anything else of which to think.”