“I dreamed horse and lived horse and expected, if necessary, to marry a horse; for all practical purposes I was a horse.” IfsPurposeHeroHorseExpectedPracticals Author:James Tiptree Jr.
“I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls.” KnowsBrainToo MuchHeroBallsHorseGolfSizeSillyMy HeroUnreliableGolf Ball Author:Sebastian Coe
“An adult western is where the hero still kisses his horse at the end, only now he worries about it.” StillsEndsWorryHeroKissingAdultsHorseWestern Author:Milton Berle
“I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.” LostHeroSightHorseBoxesRidingBikeMuhammadMy HeroBefore And AfterDaredevilScooters Author:Andrea Bocelli
“She suddenly saw Wimsey in a new light. She knew him to be intelligent, clean, courteous, wealthy, well-read, amusing and enamored, but he had not so far produced in her that crushing sense of inferiority which leads to prostration and hero-worship. But she now realized that there was, after all, something godlike about him. He could control a horse.” WellsLightSawsHeroWorshipHorseIntelligentCleanCrushWealthyAmusingInferiorityCourteousGodlikeEnamoredHero WorshipProstration Book:Have His Carcase Source: Have His Carcase
“A hero called Adin rose from the ranks of the people. He was an ordinary man, a blacksmith who made swords and armor and shoes for horses. But he had been blessed with strsngth, courage, and cleverness.” PeopleMenMadeHeroOrdinaryHorseBlessedRoseShoesArmorClevernessOrdinary ManBlacksmiths Book:Deltora Quest #1: The Forests of Silence Source: Deltora Quest #1: The Forests of Silence
“Niko, you're halfway to where you need to go. It's the most dangerous time. And all the gods and forces have a stake in you, Hero. Or do you want to be just a memory, a cult somewhere, with people sacrificing horses to your name?” PeopleWantNeedsNamesForceMemoriesSacrificeDangerousHeroHorseLoyaltyStakesCultHalfway Author:Janet Morris