“ The little white bundle—toddling dutifully down the hall to the front door—froze. Then a high-pitched scream as he began to run as fast as he could (which was not very fast at all, any more) and Boris… Donna Tartt
“ See that's exactly why I don't want a dog. Why? Because it'll just die. Everybody dies, Brooklyn. Like that makes it okay or something. Lisa Schroeder
“ And I thought kitty liter was the unlawful practice of discarding small felines along the roadside. Robert J. Morrissette
“ Generally speaking, our prisoners were capable of loving animals, and if they had been allowed they would have delighted to rear large numbers of domestic animals and birds in the prison. And I wonder… Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ Pets bring vital energy to our homes and lives. Pets communicate many messages about love and connection. Care tenderly for all pets throughout their precious lives. The interspecies dance of love sof… Laura Staley
“ Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how… John Grogan
“ No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of t… Dean Koontz
“ Listen, said Beverly. Let me tell you something. There is no Very Friendly Animal Center. That cat is long gone. Kate DiCamillo
“ Later, when his father left him, the boy cried over his pet, until eventually his father sent a servant to take the body of the bird away and bury it. The boy never cried again, and he never forgot wh… Cassandra Clare
“ Psipsina emerged from inside the tunic, and jumped up on the table in order to curl up inside the cap, which had been her favourite resting place ever since she discovered the joys of contortionism; s… Louis de Bernieres
“ Few religions are definite about the size of Heaven, but on the planet Earth the Book of Revelation (ch. XXI, v.16) gives it as a cube 12,000 furlongs on a side. This is somewhat less than 500,000,000… Terry Pratchett
“ The barriers between animal and human come down very easily. We belong to a single great family, and if we are lonely and unhappy we gladly accept the friendship of our distant relations. Marlen Haushofer
“ There is a thing about the trust of a dog that makes up for a lot of heartache we take in this life. Don DeLillo
“ Like I said before, kids were okay from a distance, but I didn't think they'd ever replace hamsters. Janet Evanovich
“ I made myself a snowballAs perfect as can be.I thought I'd keep it as a pet,And let it sleep with me.I made it some pajamasAnd a pillow for it's head. Shel Silverstein
“ Plenty of animals had pets, but few were more devoted than the mouse, who owned a baby corn snake—A rescue snake, she’d be quick to inform you. This made it sound like he’d been snatched from the jaws… David Sedaris
