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“The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro. The day was as warm as midsummer, though it was only the middle of May, and Mr. Jeremiah Cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact that he carried the mail. The hills were many, and the reins lay loosely in his hands as he lolled back in his seat and extended one foot and leg luxuriously over the dashboard. His brimmed hat of worn felt was well pulled over his eyes, and revolved a quid of tobacco in his left cheek.”

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“Passion's a good, stupid horse that will pull the plough six days a week if you give him the run of his heels on Sundays. But love's a nervous, awkward, over-mastering brute; if you can't rein him, it's best to have no truck with him.”

Ifs Giving Running Passion Week Stupid Six Horse Nervous Sunday Awkward Heels Truck Brutes Reins

Book:Gaudy Night

Source: Gaudy Night

“Having a [teenage] daughter is like riding a young horse over an unknown steeplechase course. You don't know when to pull up the reins, when to let the horse have its head - or what.”

Knows Young Courses Daughter Horse Riding Adolescence Teenage Reins Pull Ups Teenage Daughter

Author:Grace Kelly

“The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand.”

Two Hands Horse Necks Riders Reins

Author:William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

“A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.”

Should Opinion Horse Firm Public Opinion Holding On Statesmen Reins

Author:Augustus Hare

“With flowing tail and flying mane, Wide nostrils never stretched by pain, Mouth bloodless to bit or rein, And feet that iron never shod, And flanks unscar'd by spur or rod, A thousand horses - the wild - the free - Like waves that follow o'er the sea, Came thickly thundering on.”

Pain Bits Sea Feet Thousand Mouths Horse Wave Wide Flying Iron Tails Spurs Reins Wild Horses Inspirational Horse

Author:Lord Byron

“Know thou the self (spirit) as riding in a chariot, The body as the chariot. Know thou the intellect as the chariot-driver, And the mind as the reins. The senses, they say, are the horses; The objects of sense, what they range over. The self combined with senses and mind Wise men call "the enjoyer.”

Knows Men Mind Self Body Spirit Wise Objects Horse Intellect Senses Range Drivers Riding Reins Chariots

Author:Albert Pike

“In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it's going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.”

Trying Realizing Struggle Horse Reins Stop Trying

Author:Bette Midler

“It has been a mistake living my life in the past. One cannot ride a horse backwards and still hold its reins.”

Has Beens Stills Past Mistake Horse Backwards Living My Life Hindsight Reins

Author:Richard Paul Evans

“You are a child if you thought I didn’t know, for all your smothering yourself under that hot lap robe. Of course, I knew. Why else do you think I’ve been—” He stopped suddenly and a silence fell between them. He picked up the reins and clucked to the horse.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Children Courses Silence Horse Hot Lap Robes Reins

Book:Gone with the wind

Source: Gone with the wind

“Oh, I can never get enough," he said. "Which, incidentally, is what your sister said to me when - " The carriage door flew open. A hand shot out, grabbed Will by the back of the shirt, and hauled him inside. The door banged shut after him, and Thomas, sitting bolt upright, seized reins of the horses. A moment later the carriage had lurched forth into the night, leaving Gabriel staring, infuriated, after it.”

Said I Can Enough Moments Hands Night Doors Shots Sitting Horse Leaving Staring Shirts Flew Bolts Reins Carriages Gabriel

Book:Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“Let me drive," she said, reaching for the reins. He turned to her in disbelief. "This is a phaeton, not a single-horse wagon." Sophie fought the urge to throttle him. His nose was running, his eyes were red, he couldn't stop coughing, and still he found the energy to act like an arrogant peacock. "I assure you," she said slowly, "that I know how to drive a team of horses.”

Knows Said Stills Eye Running Found Energy Know How Team Red Let Me Horse Noses His Eyes Reaching Urges Arrogant Disbelief Sophie Reins Wagons Peacock Coughing Throttle

Author:Julia Quinn

“That's the problem with white horses. You have to pay for them yourself or you'll always be using someone else's reins.”

Problem White Pay Horse Reins White Horse

Book:Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels

Source: Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels

“"You’re a stubborn, ill-trained horse.” she said. The horse snorted and walked towards the North Road of his own volition. ”Hey!” Karigan pulled back on the reins. “Whoa. Who do you think is in charge here?"”

Thinking Said Horse Ill Hey Stubborn Reins Volition

Author:Kristen Britain

“As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world”

World Way Lost Animal This World Divine Horse Instinct Intuition Necks Carrie Traveler Reins Animal Instinct

Book:A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year

Source: A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year