" A dreadful thing one day befell me when a horse came to stand on my toe.  Having no power to remove him, I found that I could not go.

An awful thing sometime later befell me when the horse was removed from my toe.  Alone and with naught to secure me, I found I was forced to go. "

― Richelle E. Goodrich , Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year