Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children, #6)

by Seanan McGuire

“When a human shows up in the Hooflands, it means something bad’s about to happen. You’re tricky little things. Well suited to tight spaces, and thumbs.

Having thumbs is sort of like having a magical sword no one can take away from you.

“Centaurs have thumbs, but we can’t fit in a lot of places humans can, and we...

“Take unicorns. They’re as beautiful as it gets, and they don’t have the brains to come in out of the rain. They’ll just stand there trying to figure out why they’re getting wet and wait for someone to come along and fix it for them.

Nothing territorial likes having unicorns in their backyard. Too much potential for stabbing.”

More of Regan’s awe died during the first storm. It was hard to be dazzled by a wet, muddy unicorn that was attempting to eat your mattress.