Poverty Quotes in The Scorpio Races

Mutt Malvern is like Mitt Romney in that way: It's not really funny to him unless someone gets fired.

This shows us both how Thisby is pretty small, and also how poor everyone is. They live on an isolated island with little-to-no contact with the outside world. How can that kind of economy survive?

Everyone has to make sacrifices on the island, even the horses. Without enough money to feed the family, both Puck and her horse, Dove, are on a diet. And it affects both their abilities to do well athletically.