“If you act like you’ve only got fifteen minutes, it will take all day. Act like you’ve got all day, it will take fifteen minutes.”

“If you were called to gallop like the horse, never end up hopping like the frog. Rise up for greatness.”

“He thought he saw some horses, too, and a clown, but it was the faces of all those dead raptors that really bothered him. And maybe that clown a little bit.”

“He moved like a dancer, which is not surprising; a horse is a beautiful animal, but it is perhaps most remarkable because it moves as if it always hears music.”

“You saw my leg?””How can a man help what he sees?” he said. “And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.”

“Crazy Horse dreamed and went into the world where there is nothing but the spirits of all things. That is the real world that is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that one.”

“A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this.”

“As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. One stallion waded through the muck and whinnied angrily at me. He bared his teeth, which were pointed like a bear’s.I tried to talk to him in my mind. I can do that with most horses.Hi, I told him. I’m going to clean your stables. Won’t that be great?Yes! The horse said. Come inside! Eat you! Tasty half-blood!But I’m Poseidon’s son, I protested. He created horses.Usually this gets me VIP treatment in the equestrian world, not this time.Yes! The horse agreed enthusiastically. Poseidon can come in, too! We will eat you both! Seafood!Seafood! The other horses chimed in as they waded through the field.”

“Jeez, Hazel,” Percy said, “tell your horse to watch his language.”Hazel tried not to laugh. “What did he say?””With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top.”Frank looked incredulous. “I thought the horse couldn’t fly!”This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing.”Dude,” Percy told the horse, “I’ve gotten suspended for saying less than that…”

“You can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.”