Pet Quotes - Page 28

• Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.

  James Cromwell

  Responsibility, Care, Decision Making

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• I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days.

  Bill Dana

  Cat, Animal, Two

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• Learning from wolves to interact with pet dogs makes about as much sense as, 'I want to improve my parenting - let's see how the chimps do it!'

  Ian Dunbar

  Dog, Want, Pet Dog

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• One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human.

  Loren Eiseley

  Eye, Animal, Reflection

  Loren Eiseley (2016). “The Unexpected Universe: A Library of America eBook Classic”, p.24, Library of America

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• Clarissa," he said, "here with the vampire, I see. When things have settled a bit, we really must discuss you choice in pets.

  Cassandra Clare

  Choices, Vampire, Said

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “City of Glass”, p.306, Simon and Schuster

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• For any writer who wants to keep a journal, be alive to everything, not just to what you're feeling, but also to your pets, to flowers, to what you're reading.

  May Sarton

  Flower, Reading, Feelings

  May Sarton, Earl G. Ingersoll (1991). “Conversations with May Sarton”, p.190, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Dog, War, Philosophical

  Kurt Vonnegut (2011). “God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian”, p.16, Seven Stories Press

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• To my mind, the only possible pet is a cow. Cows love you. They will listen to your problems and never ask a thing in return. They will be your friends forever. And when you get tired of them, you can kill and eat them. Perfect.

  Bill Bryson

  Love You, Tired, Perfect

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• Christophe, with the careful tone of an adult telling a kid not to pet the nice foaming-rabid pooch.

  Lilith Saintcrow

  Nice, Kids, Adults

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• Face flushed, I shook my head and stared at my white-knuckled grip on the bed. Of all my pet peeves, condescending adults were probably at the top of the list.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  White, Bed, Adults

  Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.53, Scholastic Inc.

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• Even in half demon hunter clothes, Clary thought, he looked like the kind of boy who'd come over your house to pick you up for a date and be polite to your parents and nice to your pets. Jace on the other hand, looked like the kind of boy who'd come over your house and burn it down just for kicks.

  Cassandra Clare

  Nice, Boys, Hands

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.191, Simon and Schuster

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• Besides my professional goals, I have a couple of private ones, my man. One of those is to pet a kangaroo before I leave Australia. I understand there's lots of Eastern Grays around this area. What do you say? Are you in?' Bergman looked at him like he'd just made the worst financial investment of his life. 'Kangaroos are wild animals. I've heard they claw like girl fighters and kick like jackhammers. You're going to get your skull crushed.' Cole held up a finger. 'Or I'm going to pet a kangaroo. How cool would that be?

  Jennifer Rardin

  Girl, Couple, Animal

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• You have a pet theory, one you have been turning over for years, that life itself is a kind of Rube Goldberg device, an extremely complicated machine designed to carry out the extremely simple task of constructing your soul.

  Kevin Brockmeier

  Simple, Years, Soul

  Kevin Brockmeier (2008). “The View from the Seventh Layer: Stories”, p.103, Vintage

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• She bounded before me, and returned to my side, and was off again like a young greyhound; and, at first, I found plenty of entertaiment in listening to the larks singing far and near; and enjoying the sweet, warm sunshine; and watching her, my pet, and my delight, with her golden ringlets flying loose behind, and her bright cheek, as soft and pure in its bloom, as a wild rose, and her eyes radiant with cloudless pleasure. She was a happy creautre, and an angel in those those days. It is a pity she could not stay content.

  Emily Bronte

  Sweet, Eye, Angel

  "Wuthering Heights". Book by Emily Bronte, 1847.

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• The strangest thing has happened. I really missed my dog. That's never happened to me before. You know, on a long tour you do hear people saying they miss their pets. I never have. But last night I started really missing my dog. It's very odd, 'cause I don't have a dog.

  Bono

  Dog, Night, Long

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• One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants. Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging. Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary. -Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life

  Lauren Myracle

  Happy Life, Play, Elephants

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• There are few things sweeter in this world than the guileless, hotheaded, intemperate, open admiration of a junior. Even a woman in her blindest devotion does not fall into the gait of the man she adores, tilt her bonnet to the angle at which he wears his hat, or interlard her speech with his pet oaths.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Fall, Men, Doe

  Rudyard Kipling (2015). “Indian Tales: Ghost Story Collections”, p.3, 谷月社

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• Fang and I searched in every way we could think of and found a million institutes of one kind or another, in Manhattan and throughout New York state, but none of them seemed promising. My favorite? The Institute for Realizing Your Pet's Inner Potential. Anyone who can explain that to me, drop a line.

  James Patterson

  New York, Thinking, Manhattan

  "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment". Book by James Patterson, books.google.ru. April 28, 2011.

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• Did I ever tell you my pet peeve?' No,' I said. People who dress up their pets to look like Little Lord Fauntleroys or cowboys, clowns, ballerinas. As if it's not enough just to be a dog or cat or turtle.

  Jerry Spinelli

  Dog, Cat, Cowboy

  Jerry Spinelli (2012). “The Stargirl Collection”, p.256, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• You're sad because you're sad. It's psychic. It's the age. It's chemical. Go see a shrink or take a pill, or hug your sadness like an eyeless doll you need to sleep. Well, all children are sad but some get over it. Count your blessings. Better than that, buy a hat. Buy a coat or a pet. Take up dancing to forget.

  Margaret Atwood

  Children, Sadness, Sleep

  Margaret Atwood (2015). “Morning in the Burned House”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I can’t believe I’m mated to someone who’s allergic to me. (Ravyn) You? I’m the one who should be having a hissy. How do I introduce you to people? Hi, this is my…what? Significant other? Mate? Pet? (Susan)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Believe, People, Introducing

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Dark Side Of The Moon”, p.119, Hachette UK

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• Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain.

  Jerry Spinelli

  Rain, Wings, Broken

  Jerry Spinelli (1991). “Maniac Magee”

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• He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.

  Stella Gibbons

  Might, Tortoises, Cold Comfort Farm

  Stella Gibbons (1977). “Cold comfort farm”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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• I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!

  Loretta Chase

  Eye, Heart, Names

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• Then a homeless man with a dog approached us and put his hand out. This happens to be something that I have a real problem with: homeless people with pets who approach you for food when they have a perfectly delicious dog standing right there?

  Chelsea Handler

  Funny, Dog, Real

  Chelsea Handler (2012). “Are you there Vodka? It's me, Chelsea”, p.239, Random House

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