superstitious Quotes

“Shadow was not superstitious. He did not believe in anything he could not see.”

“But sometimes I think sailors have an extra sense that tells them when they are in danger. Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing--with wave lengths, just as sound and light have.”

“One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship’s company with his fear.

“I have, as it were, a superstitious hesitation in lifting the veil that clings about my childhood like a golden mist.”

″‘We’re always lucky,’ I said, and like a fool I did not knock on wood.”

“By-and-by, however, as I was curious to know how time was passing, I struck a match, and by its flame looked at my watch; it was within a few minutes of midnight. This gave me a sort of shock, for I suppose the general superstition about midnight was increased by my recent experiences.”