Competition Quotes in The Scorpio Races

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

[Finn] retreats back into the cab and the engine revs high as he shifts gears. (1.14)

Puck isn't the only competitive one in her family; her brother Finn loves to race too, at least when he's in his car. Horses probably scare him.

Quote #2

Sometimes a monger will let you have a horse for nothing on the condition that whatever you win in the race, they get four-fifths of it. (7.39)

An entire economic system has sprung up due to people's competitive nature for the Scorpio Races. There are enough people who don't even own capaill who compete. Who would want to run in the race that badly, and why?

Quote #3

Mum liked to say that some things happen for a reason, that sometimes obstacles were there to stop you from doing something stupid. [...] But when she said it to Gabe, Dad told him that sometimes it just means you need to try harder. (7.49)

It looks like Puck got her competitive spirit from her father. If she were alive, Puck's mom would probably be doing anything in her power to keep her daughter from running in the races.