I hate horses. I know people who think that they are noble, graceful a…

Megan Whalen Turner
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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. ✨ Megan Whalen Turner (2009). The Thief, p.21, Harper Collins
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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. ✨ Megan Whalen Turner (2009). The Thief, p.21, Harper Collins

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