“With the right attitude even the smallest child can ride a large horse with ease.”

“Whether it is life or a horse that throws you, get right back on.”

“Enter the ring like you want to be seen, not like you’ve been pushed in.”

“Dealing with a territorial ghost held all the appeal of embarking on a course of court-ordered therapy with an inveterate wife-beater.”

“You have about as much chance of contacting the Universal Mind with a spell from a book as you do of reaching the White House by dialing random numbers into a phone.”

“If you can't trust me with a choice, how can you trust me with a child?”

“He was right, after all; it didn't leave a scar, though part of me wishes it had. At least I'd have some evidence, some justification of this permanence. Stains are even worse when you're the only one who can see them.”