THE PHRASES

When Barks was writing his stories he always polished and re-polished the dialogue until he was completely satisfied that the texts in the panels told exactly what we wanted. He spent a great deal of time shaving off unneccessary phrases. And he always tried very hard to find the best and most powerful words possible for the dialogue. The results are overwhelming; all true Barksists are able to recite the contents of many speech bubbles, which is rarely the case with stories from other Disney artists!!!
On this page you will be presented with a FEW of the memorable quotes. Bear in mind that Barks produced more than 50,000 panels. This is clearly just a selection. You will no doubt miss many of your favourite ones. Sorry for that, because they all deserve a mentioning...

THE POETIC
WDCS40 Snow Fun Donald in a reciting mood: Ah, Snow! To thee an Ode we Owe! Thy glisten makes Sparkles where Dirt used to Show!	WDCS248 Terrible Tourist Donald serenades a senorita: My Heart shrieks with Pain, Baby! Train Whistles blowing in my Brain, Baby and Juanita, Chiquita, my Heart goes Twee-tweeta! and I am waiting, my Dee-a behind this here Tree-a!	WDCS079 Donald writing poetry: Rumble on, buxom Bumble Bee! Go sit on a Cowslip - far from Me! Eftsoon the merry Swallows come! And Doves with Titmice choose to Chum.
U$69 The Cattle King Nephews disguised as a siren: Yoo Hoo! Hoo, Hoo! I'm a cheating Teen from Abilene!	U$5 Juke Box playing a hit tune: Jumpin' jivin' jeepin' Golly! Mophead Mollie is off her Trolley!	U$15 Hep cat serenades a girl cat: What's knittin', Kitten? Can't you see I'm Smitten?
WDCS111 Donald recites loveletters to Daisy: Oothsie Toothsie little Woothsie - Yumsie little Sugar Plumsie.	WDCS137 Donald singing this own 'nevergreen': Oh, bury me Thar with my battered Git-tar a-screaming my Heart out fer Yew.	WDCS189 Donald reciting from his backyard: Under this mighty tree of shade I'll sit and sip my lemonade.

THE FUNNY
WDCS062 Park Commissioner (watching Donald on water skis): Well, bless My soul! It's someone skiing upside down! Must be one of them foreign experts!	WDCS98 Donald: Here Finnan Haddie! Here, Smoked Barracuda! Shad Roe, where are you? Kippered Sprats! Marinated Mackerel! Filet of Sole! Sardines in Olive Oil! There you are! Columbia River Smelt, come to Papa! Grilled Halibut, ol' boy, it's me! Dogfish! Catfish! Sawfish! Swordfish! Goldfish! Whitefish! Chub! Carp! Minnows! Guppies! Callico Bass! Bluegills! Red Snapper! Jelly Fish!	FC0367 A Christmas for Shacktown Donald: Mister, would you like to donate to a Christmas party for poor kids? The tired man: Sure! How many kids yuh want?
WDCS219 Donald: I know all about hypnosis! I saw it done on T.V. one time! Hocus Pocus! You are in my focus!	WDCS124 The washing lady: Please, please, mister McDuck! Don't take my washing machine! I need it to support my husband and three son-in-laws!	U$27 The Money Champ Donald: I never saw anything disappear so fast since I missed a payment on my TV!

THE INSULTING
WDCS034 Neighbour Jones: You miserable mallard! You web-footed, shovel-nosed, poisonous reptile! You pest! You snake! You-You scorpion! You pest! Why don't you fade?	WDCS038 Good Neighbors Donald: Nice leaky roof yah got there, Jonesie, ol' snake! I wonder how your oriental rugs are standing this? Jones: They're standing it better than your collection of rare books!	WDCS062 Donald: Why don't you look where you're going, you petrified roadhog? Do you need the whole lake to grunt around in?

THE EQUILIBRISTIC
WDCS092 Professor Pulpheart Clabberhead: Stifling the child's extrovertentualities tends to subjunctuate his bio-physical transmogrification!	WDCS093 Donald: Papyuh! Papyuh! Getchuh mawnin' Papyuh! Read abowdabig fiayuh! Papyuh! Papyuh! Readyuhmawnin' papyuh! Papyuh! Papyuh! Big storyabowdamoider!	MOC41 Race to the South Seas Donald: Luff the jibsail! Belay the marlinspikes! Furl the spinnakers! Crossjack the mizzenshrouds! Run up the foregallant mainbrace! Lash down the pots and pans!

THE OUTBURSTS
WDCS191 Donald: Oh, My Stars!	CP02 You Can't Guess Grandma: Land Sakes Alive!	FC0386 Only A Poor Old Man Scrooge: Ye Cats!

THE EVERGREENS
WDCS141 The Rabbit: Mister, can you spare a dime for a bunch of carrots?	WDCS145 Donald: Bing! You're hypnotized!	WDCS152 Donald's dog: Times are tough, huh, Bud?