A horse is wonderful by definition.

No novel is a clone of any preceding one, though with a background cast of characters and things that has grown to thousands, there are many familiar aspects.

I turned my home state of Florida into the Land of Xanth.

...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.

Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.

SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible.

If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case.