Twenty-five, he was. Twenty-five tomorrow. Some years the snow had melted for his birthday, but not this year, and so it had been a long winter full of cows.
Jane SmileyMy characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that's basically a conservative view of life.
Jane SmileyVets do what doctors used to - diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up as best they can and remind you that these things happen and that in life we are also in the midst of death.
Jane SmileyBut what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses
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