Tom Equels > Quotes

“The way she worked a room fascinated me. In adapting to autism, she had learned to interact with others by plan, but all the while making it look as if it were the most spontaneous and natural thing in the world.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“Over the last two thousand years, Jesus has been the greatest advocate for the proposition that we are all equals, like brothers and sisters.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“Life is like a horse race. In a race, a lot of horses have a poor start, but win. It is not about how you start; it is about how you finish.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“Great horses, like great humans, are born into this world every day. Pete was that kind of a horse—great.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“It is a glimpse of paradise that no artist can fully capture, nor author fully describe. You must learn to enjoy such moments, for that, really, is beauty. I think that is what I live for.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“The drugs were mind-dulling and unacceptable. Like an indecisive college freshman, I audited, without participating in, a few group therapy sessions. They felt like a violation of both privacy and good taste.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel

“The tiger maple, with its naturally complex and intricate gold and black striping, became a source of autistic fascination as I frequently meditated on the maze of lines and swirls instead of doing homework.”
― Tom Equels, Horseman's Tale: A Novel