Moat Quotes

How do you compete against a true fanatic? You can only try to build the best possible moat and continuously attempt to widen it.

From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left.

When I was five, we moved to Virginia and lived inside an old fort that was surrounded by a moat. So when I heard stories of American history, I felt as if those dramas were taking place right in my own backyard.

I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.

An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates.

I know it sounds glamorous, but it was bloody cold growing up in a castle.

Sorry, I don't do castles. I hate those winding turret stairs.

Here we find the moat of thieves. And just as a lizard, with a quick, slick slither, Flicks across the highway from hedge to hedge, Fleeter than a flash, in the battering dog-day weather, A fiery little monster, livid, in a rage, Black as any peppercorn, came and made a dart At the guts of the others, and leaping to engage One of the pair, it pierced him at the part Through which we first draw food; then loosed its grip And fell before him, outstretched and apart.

There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.

It is a small island lying in the river. A wall entirely surrounds it, and wooden bridges lead to it on both sides.

I thought a company that provides mutual-fund information could be a great business, because you could construct an effective moat by building large financial databases and customer lists and a strong brand name.

That no attack should reach the walls of Babylon, I did what no earlier king had done … I caused mighty wall to be built on the East side of Babylon. I dug out a moat … I made the city of Babylon a fortress.

Our castle is not imposing, but is well built, and surrounded by a very fine garden. I live in the bailiff's house.

I have built a moat around myself, along with ways over that moat so that people can ask questions.

I wouldn't like to live in a castle now, but I'd enjoy a visit to Restormel in Cornwall in its 13th century prime. It's a circular castle with the rooms built against the outer walls and quite intimate in size. Life there wouldn't follow the pattern of more classic castle design.

I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.

This wasn't a garden,' said Susan presently. 'It was a castle.

To the question, What shall we do to be saved in this World? there is no other answer but this, Look to your Moat.

My stepfather is a baron. He has a castle in Belgium that's been in his family for hundreds and hundreds of years. It's not fancy; it's really sort of brimstone and dark. It's got a moat and a drawbridge.

I've been in a lot of castles, and they are pretty damp, cold and gloomy. However, I love Windsor Castle in England.

If you want to get to the castle, Groceries, you've got to swim the moat.