Jane Smiley - Horse Quotes

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A horse herd was, in its very essence, the manifestation of the expression 'It's always something.'

Jane Smiley

Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a horse.

Jane Smiley

You know why this is the most valuable horse in the world?... She defines the bottom. Every element of conformation that you wouldn't want in a horse, she possesses. Once a student has looked her over, has really concentrated on her, really seen her, he knows what he doesn't want to find in any horse he might ever buy in the future.

Jane Smiley

Each geographical section of Horse Heaven is organized around a different horse, so as those horses move from place to place, the characters change.

Jane Smiley