"'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."' Chapter 2, pg. 29

"Agba leaped to his feet. He wanted to climb the tower of the mosque. He wanted to blow on the trumpet. He wanted to cry to the four winds of heaven: 'A foal is born. And he will be swift as the wind of the desert, for on his hind heel is a white spot. A white spot. A white..."' Chapter 3, pg. 32

"And he named the young thing Sham, which is the Arabic word for sun." Chapter 3 pg. 32

"'Six horse boys,' he said, letting each word fall sharply, 'will accompany the six stallions. And each boy will care for the horse in his charge as long as that horse shall live...