Riding Horses

Famous quotes containing the words riding horses, riding and/or horses:

    “Strong Men, riding horses. In the West
    On a range five hundred files. A Thousand. Reaching
    From dawn to sunset.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “With its frame of shaking curls all in disarray,
    earrings swinging,
    make-up smudged by beads of sweat,
    eyes languid at the end of lovemaking,
    may the face of the slim girl
    who’s riding on top of you
    protect you long.
    What’s the use
    of Vi.s».n»u, iva, Skanda,
    and all those other gods?”
    —Amaru (c. seventh century A.D.)

    “We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits—and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)