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1 " Yet when books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them. "
― Walter Farley
2 " I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?' I've been writing about a subject I love as long as I can remember--horses and the people associated with them, anyplace, anywhere, anytime. I couldn't be happier knowing that young people are reading my books. But even more important to me is that I've enjoyed so much the writing of them. "
― Walter Farley , The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
3 " His mane was like a crest, mounting, then falling low. His neck was long and slender, and arched to the small, savagely beautiful head. The head was that of the wildest of all wild creatures- a stallion born wild- and it was beautiful, savage, splendid. A stallion with a wonderful physical perfection that matched his savage, ruthless spirit. "
4 " You've never in your life seen a horse run so fast! He's all power-all beauty. "
5 " On his office wall he had a note to himself: 'Money is necessary--but it isn't too important.' Money meant for him to keep on writing and to go his own way. "
6 " were the cribbers, Danny decided, those who took hold of some part of their stall while inhaling and swallowing deep drafts of air with a grunting sound. "
― Walter Farley , Man O'War
7 " You need luck to keep going. It takes more than skill to stay alive. "
― Walter Farley , The Black Stallion Challenged (The Black Stallion, #16)
8 " Dedicated to all boys and girls who love horses but never have had one of their own "
― Walter Farley , The Island Stallion (The Black Stallion, #4)
9 " He opened his eyes to see the dented skull cap, still on the chair where Henry had left it. He looked at it a long while, knowing that it was far better to accept it than to turn away and forever fear it. "
― Walter Farley , The Black Stallion's Filly (The Black Stallion, #8)
10 " stopwatch "
― Walter Farley , The Black Stallion and Satan (The Black Stallion, #5)
11 " Arabia—where the greatest horses in the world were bred! "
12 " There was a lot more to it than he had ever thought. First, he used a rub-rag, cleaning Red’s head gently but not too rapidly. He went behind the ears and under the halter, then moved on to the neck, chest, and shoulders before whisking off the stall dust from the back. Then he went down the thighs to the legs, holding the hind leg a few inches above the hock in order to deflect the leg if the colt tried to kick him. As well as Man o’ War knew him, there was always the possibility of being kicked, for every horse was apt to act on impulse. "
13 " skeptical, "
14 " Alexander Ramsay, known to his friends back home in New York City as Alec, "
15 " The Black was looking out on the open sea; his ears pricked forward, his thin-skinned nostrils quivering, his black mane flowing like windswept flame. Alec could not turn his eyes away; he could not believe such a perfect creature existed. "
16 " frog. It was this spongelike rubber cushion that absorbed the first terrific shock of a thousand-pound horse galloping over a hard surface at high speed. "
17 " beautiful head. The head was that of the wildest of all wild creatures—a stallion born wild—and it was beautiful, savage, splendid. A stallion with a wonderful physical perfection that matched his savage, ruthless spirit. "
18 " On January 1, 1919, all the yearlings in the big stable celebrated their second birthday. It didn’t matter that all of them had some months to go before they were actually two years of age. Officially, in the eyes of the Thoroughbred Racing Association, they were two-year-olds, grown up and old enough to begin their racing careers the following spring. "
19 " Antago "
― Walter Farley , The Island Stallion's Fury (The Black Stallion, #7)
20 " Black Minx never moved. She seemed to know what this was all about. She accepted their offerings, their embraces, in a very queenly way. Her manner indicated that she was getting only what was long due her, and that she had known all along no colt would beat her in the Kentucky Derby.Perhaps she had known. Alec and Henry wouldn't have been surprised. She was that kind of girl. "
