“I don't like people," said Velvet. "... I only like horses.”
“I don't like anybody or anything," said Lucinda.Yes, you do;--you like horses to ride, and dresses to wear.”
“A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back as a porcupine. I don't like crowds, she said. ”
“I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment.”
“I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful animals, but regardless of what a horse looks like from a distance, never forget that it's as likely to step on your foot as look at you.”
“I don't think he likes girls", I said. "Or boys. Look at the horror on his face. He doesn't look like a people person.”