from Stephen Kings
short story "The Body"
this quote also appears in the movie "
Stand By Me" which was based off the book as "a pile of shit has a thousand eyes"
stated by character
Teddy, meaning that though he, indeed, may be a pile of shit, he is still all seeing and all knowing.
"You four-eyed pile of shit!" Chris said.
"
The pile of shit has a thousand eyes." Teddy said
gravely, and both Chris and I cracked up. Teddy stared at us with a slight frown, as if wondering what had gotten us laughing.
exact quote from page 297 of
Stephen King's short story anthology Different Seasons.