Women in Love by D H Lawrence Chapter 12 Page 19

‘Nothing is so detestable as the maudlin attributing of human feelings and consciousness to animals.’

‘Yes,’ said Hermione, wearily, ‘we must really take a position. Either we are going to use the animals, or they will use us.’

‘That’s a fact,’ said Gerald. ‘A horse has got a will like a man, though it has no MIND strictly. And if your will isn’t master, then the horse is master of you. And this is a thing I can’t help. I can’t help being master of the horse.’

‘If only we could learn how to use our will,’ said Hermione, ‘we could do anything. The will can cure anything, and put anything right. That I am convinced of — if only we use the will properly, intelligibly.’