#hors

So I don’t think I’ll make Poet Laureate, but I swear I’m not twisted and bitter, If finely-wrought talents don’t weigh in the balance, I can always write haiku on Twitter. ↗

— Rosy Cole

#contemporary-poets #new-releases #poetry #quotes #rosy-cole

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load. ↗

— Paul Bryant

#heavy load #him #hook #horse #how

Then, of course, there are those sad occasions when a poet or a writer has not grown, and one has to let them go because they're just not making headway. But we have a very clear personal relationship with the authors. ↗

— James Laughlin

#because #clear #course #go #grown

He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

#flung #himself #his #horse #madly

I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life. ↗

— Gisele Bundchen

#animal #animal lover #biggest #cause #dogs

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

#genius #horse #industry #ride #than

But there is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled. ↗

— William Cavendish

#head #horse #nothing #settled #till

What makes us a bit nervous is, in this instant age, to release something that might take more than one listen. Where everything is instantly judged on YouTube or something! It's a bit like releasing a horse and cart on a racetrack. ↗

— Chris Martin

#bit #cart #everything #horse #instant

When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about girls who love horses or go to nursing school. I belonged to the Girl Scouts and got A's in school and rarely disobeyed my parents. I still kept a collection of Barbie dolls in my room, and I almost never spoke to boys. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#almost #barbie #belonged #biographies #books

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace. ↗

— Linda McCartney

#big #cabin #fantasies #fire #foot