Random quote pop quiz

Walking the dog, with the sun just peeking over the Sangre de Cristos this
morning. This popped into my head: "Hail St. Whale, walking on his tail."

It took me a while to remember the author, and a little longer to remember
the book in question.

So, without resorting to your favorite search engine, author and title?

And, to keep this rolling for a bit, post a quote and see how many of us
can get it. Nothing really obscure, although I suppose it all depends on
individual definitions of obscure.

-- 
Charley
Desert Sailor