Marguerite Henry Quotes

• When Allah created the horse, he said to the wind, I will that a creature proceed from thee. Condense thyself.And the wind condensed itself, and the result was the horse.

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  Horse   Wind   Results  

  Marguerite Henry (2012). “King of the Wind”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• Why not dream your own wonderful sequels? When you have finished a book, it can go on in your mind, the characters doing just what you want them to do.

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  Dream   Book   Character  

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• The wind flew. God told to wind to condense itself and out of the flurry came the horse. But with the spark of sprit the horse flew by the wind itself.

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  Horse   Wind   Sparks  

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• If you look close ... you can see that the wild critters have 'No Trespassing' signs tacked up on every pine tree.

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  Tree   Looks   Critters  

  Marguerite Henry (2012). “Misty of Chincoteague”, p.23, Simon and Schuster

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• Facts are fine, fer as they go ... but they're like water bugs skittering atop the water. Legends, now - they go deep down and bring up the heart of a story.

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  Heart   Water   Stories  

  Marguerite Henry (2012). “Misty of Chincoteague”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

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• But some animals, like some men, leave a trail of glory behind them. They give their spirit to the place where they have lived, and remain forever a part of the rocks and streams and the wind and sky.

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  Animal   Men   Rocks  

  Marguerite Henry (2015). “Brighty of the Grand Canyon”, p.238, Simon and Schuster

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• Machines have about as much warmth as a cube of ice. And that is why the horse is still part of our lives and will live on. He was here millions of years before man came upon the earth, and if the cycle is completed, he may still be thundering across the world long after man has vanished.

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  Horse   Men   Years  

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