Dogs

Edith Wharton:

My little old dog:

A heart-beat at my feet.

Gilda Radner:

Dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

Agnes Sligh Turnbull:

Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.

Sara Paretsky:

When you feel really lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.

Agnes Repplier:

A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.

Cynthia Heimel:

Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame.

Fran Lebowitz:

No animal should ever jump on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas:

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

Jean Little:

The only food he has stolen has been down on a coffee table. He claims that he genuinely believed it to be a table meant for dogs.

Barbara Woodhouse:

There is no such thing as a difficult dog, only an inexperienced owner.