Starfish Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old starfish quotes, starfish sayings, and starfish proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

If you cut the starfish in half, you'll be in for a surprise: the animal won't die and pretty soon you'll have two starfish to deal with. Ori Brafman
Because the arms of a starfish have relative freedom, they can go in a multitude of directions. Ori Brafman
They walk along on all these tube feet. But the weird thing is, they have no brains at all. Not surprising for a democracy. Peter Watts
A multi colored starfish, beautifully twisted, stitched together from leftovers. It lies folded back against itself, two arms facing upward; a few remaining tube feet wave feebly in the current. Cottony fungus thrives in a jagged patchwork of seams. Peter Watts
I mean, the starfish is still pretty much a mystery even to the people who know most about it. Madeleine L’Engle
Starfish can be different colors. Some starfish use camouflage. They blend in with their surroundings. Emma Bassier
We are nothing but starfish, abandoned on the beach, waiting for the sun to rise, hoping, praying that someone might pick us up and throw us back into the waves where we can survive another day. Robert Steiginga
There are a lot of starfish to be picked up and we can make a difference. Robert Steiginga
These children are like those starfish. Each day that we bring them a step forward, they are further away from being lost on the beach. And although a little step isn't a big thing today, or tomorrow, or the next day, if you keep taking little steps, you will see one day that you have walked a great distance with your child. Anne Addison
When she takes too long, the tide flows back without her. And the Sea Star became easy prey for a seagull. But she is built to survive and returns to the sea, although with one less ray. Janette Halfmann
She inches along, twisting her body flat like a pretzel. Her mouth is on her underside, and she doesn't have a head or tail end. Tiny red eyespots at the tips of her rays tell her light from dark. She leads first with one ray, then another, heading for the mussels growing halfway up the shore. Janette Halfmann
Each morning the minus tide- / weeds flowed it like hair swimming / The starfish gripped rock, pastel, rough / Fish bones lay in sun. Mario William Vitale
All our lives, we had fun. / We had seasons in the sun, / But the stars that we reached / Were just starfish on the beach. Jacques Brel
My heart is like starfish. Break into pieces, it will grow again. Anurag R. Jaiswar
When whales want to make a wish, they wish upon a starfish. Anthony T. Hincks
In the vast oceanic universe starfishes are the stars in the sky of the shore. Munia Khan
She was the last star, burning bright in a sea of limitless black. Rick Yancey
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. Alfred Lord Tennyson
Her fingers moved among barnacles and mussels, blue-black, sharp-edged. Neon red starfish were limp Dalis on the rocks, surrounded by bouquets of stinging anemones and purple bursts of spiny sea urchins. Janet Fitch
I am not an attractive man. These clothes are the only thing holding me together; when I'm nude, my body shoots off in all directions. I'm like a starfish. Jeremy Hotz
Like a starfish, the heart endures its amputation. Gail Caldwell
But it is just two lovers, holding hands and in a hurry to reach their car, their locked hands a starfish leaping through the dark. John Updike
Never ask a starfish for directions. Anonymous
Her fingers moved among barnacles and mussels, blue-black, sharp-edged. Neon red starfish were limp Dalis on the rocks, surrounded by bouquets of stinging anemones and purple bursts of spiny sea urchins. Janet Fitch
Starfish. Every life form seems to reach out to its own kind in order to, not just survive but to flourish. Linda Maxwell